穷

Traditional: 窮

qióng

Dictionary entry

poor

What does 穷 mean?

穷 (qióng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1poor

2destitute

3to use up

4to exhaust

5thoroughly

6extremely

7(coll.) persistently and pointlessly

Character breakdown

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穷qióngpoor · destitute

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穷

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