qióng

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

Radical: 穴 HSK 4 a, d, g

Components & Etymology

穷 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 穷

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 穷.

不穷
bù qióng
受穷
shòu qióng
哭穷
kū qióng
固穷
gù qióng
无穷
wú qióng
有穷
yǒu qióng
穷人
qióng rén
穷养
qióng yǎng
穷匮
qióng kuì
穷困
qióng kùn
穷国
qióng guó
穷寇
qióng kòu

Related characters (radical 穴)

Characters that share the radical .

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