窮
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qióng · poor, destitute

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15Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

穴Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 窮

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Example sentences

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Tā de kè rén duō shì qióng rén.他的客人多是窮人。

The majority of his clientele are poor people.

Source: Tatoeba #5694537 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào yīn wéi tā qióng jiù kàn bù qǐ tā.不要因為他窮就看不起他。

Don't look down on him merely because he is poor.

Source: Tatoeba #1329545 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn qióng, dàn shì tā hěn kuài lè.她很窮,但是她很快樂。

She is poor, but she is happy.

Source: Tatoeba #892521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì , tā shì gè pín qióng de wǔ zhě.那是, 她是個貧窮的舞者。

That is, she is a poor dancer.

Source: Tatoeba #780357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng wèi kàn bù qǐ qióng rén.他從未看不起窮人。

He never looks down on poor people.

Source: Tatoeba #881525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ cóng qián hé nǐ yí yàng qióng.我從前和你一樣窮。

I used to be poor like you.

Source: Tatoeba #10269063 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 窮 in context

  1. Say qióng, then recall the core meaning: poor, destitute.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 窮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.