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穷
窮
qióng
1. exhausted
2. poor
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

穷
qióng
poor, destitute; to exhaust
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

不穷
bùqióng
endless
受穷
shòuqióng
poor
哭穷
kūqióng
to bewail one's poverty
无穷
wúqióng
endless
穷人
qióngrén
poor people
穷匮
qióngkuì
to be short of sth
穷困
qióngkùn
destitute
穷国
qióngguó
poor country
穷寇
qióngkòu
cornered enemy
穷愁
qióngchóu
destitute
穷尽
qióngjìn
end
穷竭
qióngjié
to exhaust
穷结
Qióngjié
variant of [[瓊結|琼结<Qióngjié>]], Qonggyai county, Tibetan: 'Phyongs rgyas, in Lhokha prefecture [[山南地區|山南地区<Shānnándìqū>]], Tibet
穷苦
qióngkǔ
impoverished
穷蹙
qióngcù
hard-up
穷追
qióngzhuī
to go in hot pursuit
穷饿
qióngè
exhausted and hungry
缝穷
féngqióng
to sew and mend clothes for a pittance
贫穷
pínqióng
poor
躲穷
duǒqióng
to take refuge with a rich relative

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,342
Word Frequency Rank
3,525 of 84,292

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