竭 Strokes Write it Listen 竭 jié to exhaust; to put forth great effort HSK 7–9 14 strokes Radical 立 Sound + meaning 4 words Built from立meaninglìto stand; to establish, to set up曷soundhéwhat, why, where, which, how How it works立 hints at the meaning (stand), and 曷 hé hints at the sound.