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竭
jié
1. to exhaust
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

竭
jié
to exhaust; to put forth great effort
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

匮竭
kuìjié
exhausted
枯竭
kūjié
used up
殚竭
dānjié
to use up
磬竭
qìngjié
used up
穷竭
qióngjié
to exhaust
竭力
jiélì
to do one's utmost
竭心
jiéxīn
to do one's utmost
竭尽
jiéjìn
exhaustion
竭诚
jiéchéng
wholeheartedly
罄竭
qìngjié
variant of [[磬竭<qìngjié>]]
血竭
xuèjié
dragon's blood (bright red tree resin)
衰竭
shuāijié
organ failure
穷竭法
qióngjiéfǎ
Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)
再衰三竭
zàishuāisānjié
weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
心力衰竭
xīnlìshuāijié
heart failure
殚精竭虑
dānjīngjiélǚ
to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
尽心竭力
jìnxīnjiélì
to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
竭泽而渔
jiézééryú
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
竭尽全力
jiéjìnquánlì
to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
HSK 6
精疲力竭
jīngpílìjié
spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,986
Word Frequency Rank
6,486 of 84,292

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