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Character #921 · The First 1000

qióng

poor

poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely

Strokes
715
TraditionalSimplified
窮 穷
Poster cell
Y33
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • qióngrén poor people
  • wúqióng endless
  • pínqióng poor
  • qióngkǔ impoverished
  • qióngkùn destitute
  • qióngjìn to use up
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 穷窮

Write 穷窮 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, qióng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Y33 · 28 × 36 grid

穷窮 is #921 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 穷 mean in English?
穷 (qióng) means "poor": poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely.
How do you pronounce 穷?
穷 is pronounced qióng in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄑㄩㄥˊ.
How many strokes does 穷 have?
The simplified form, 穷, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 窮, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 穷?
The traditional form of 穷 is 窮. 穷 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 窮 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 穷?
Common words that use 穷 include 穷人 (qióngrén, poor people), 无穷 (wúqióng, endless), 贫穷 (pínqióng, poor), 穷苦 (qióngkǔ, impoverished).
How common is 穷?
穷 is number 921 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Y33 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.