穷(qióng): poor
poor
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- qióng
- Meaning
- poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- 窮
Origin & structure
Where 穷 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 穷 step by step
7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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