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穷 - qióng

poor, destitute, impoverished

poor, destitute, impoverished

How to read 穷

Click 穷 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinqióng
Englishpoor, destitute, impoverished
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

穷人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 穷匮. Please read 穷困 one more time.

Common words with this character

poor people; the poor
to be short of sth; to be wanting in sth
destitute; wretched poverty
poor country

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 穷 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 穷人 and 穷匮 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 穷.