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ㄑㄩㄥ ˊ

qióng

poor

穷 is a 7 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as qióng in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (cave) and (power).

  • ㄑㄩㄥ ˊ

    qióng

    poor

    • ㄒㄩㄝ ˊ

      xué

      cave

    • ㄌㄧ ˋ

      power

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poor people will cave to power
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 穷

Definitions for 穷 pronounced as qióng

  • poor
  • destitute
  • to use up
  • to exhaust
  • thoroughly
  • extremely
  • (coll.) persistently and pointlessly

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