竭

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to exhaust

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

立 meaning “stand” + 曷 sound ( hé )

Components 立曷

use up · Heisig RSH #2110

vase + siesta

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
取之不尽，用之不竭	qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié	limitless supply (of); inexhaustible
尽心竭力	jìn xīn jié lì	to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
竭尽全力	jié jìn quán lì	(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
心力衰竭	xīn lì shuāi jié	heart failure
穷竭法	qióng jié fǎ	Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)
竭心	jié xīn	to do one's utmost
力竭	lì jié	exhausted; worn out
竭力	jié lì	to do one's utmost
精疲力竭	jīng pí lì jié	spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
血竭	xuè jié	dragon's blood (bright red tree resin)
再衰三竭	zài shuāi sān jié	weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline; on one's last legs
竭泽而渔	jié zé ér yú	lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the go…
热衰竭	rè shuāi jié	heat exhaustion
声嘶力竭	shēng sī lì jié	to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
竭尽	jié jìn	to use up; to exhaust
穷竭	qióng jié	to exhaust; to use up
竭诚	jié chéng	wholeheartedly
衰竭	shuāi jié	(of an organ or bodily function) failure; to fail; (of resources etc) exhaustion; depletio…
殚精竭虑	dān jīng jié lǜ	to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly; to rack …
枯竭	kū jié	used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)

Characters sharing the sound component 曷 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
曷 sound part	hé	what, why, where, which, how
褐	hè	coarse wool; dull, brown
喝	hē	to drink; to shout, to call out
揭	jiē	to lift off a cover; to reveal, to divulge; surname
葛	gé	an edible bean; vine; surname
歇	xiē	to stop, to rest, to lodge
渴	kě	thirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for
羯	jié	wether, castrated ram; deer skin
谒	yè	to visit, to pay respects
蝎	xiē	scorpion
遏	è	to curb, to check, to stop, to suppress
猲	hè	frightened, terrified; snub-nosed dog
碣	jié	stone tablet