qióng ㄑㄩㄥˊ kung4 HSK 4 進階級 · Level 3

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 穷 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 他很穷。 He is poor.
  • 我很穷。 I'm poor.
  • 窮鼠囓狸。 A cornered rat will bite a cat.
  • 窮人無親戚。 The poor man has no relatives.
  • 他们都不穷。 All of them are not poor.

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