竭 (kit3 | jie2) : exhaust; devote; exhausted

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竭

kit3

jie2

[1] [v] exhaust; devote; spend; put forth
[2] [adj] exhausted; used up; worn out

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 立 (#117)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

竭

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Mar 2011 02:42

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竭力 kit3 lik6 jie2 li4 = to do one's best; to do one's utmost

心臟衰竭 sam1 zong6 seoi1 kit3 = heart failure

竭盡全力 kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6 jie2 jin4 quan2 li4 = to spare no effort; do one's utmost

衰竭 seoi1 kit3 shuai1 jie2 = degenerate

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Decimal representation of this word: 竭
Unicode code for this character: U+7aed (off-site link)

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