贫(pín)

HSK 68 strokesTrad. 貧

poor

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Character information

Pinyin
pín
Meaning
poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
貧

Origin & structure

Where 贫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱分贝

Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

分fēn贝bèi

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 貧: Money 貝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 贫 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 贫

Common words using 贫 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pín贫kùn困
HSK 6

impoverished

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pín贫fù富
HSK 7-9

poor and rich

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fú扶pín贫

assistance to the poor; poverty alleviation

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cì次pín贫

extremely poor but not destitute

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qīng清pín贫

poor but upright; destitute

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yī一pín贫rú如xǐ洗

(idiom) penniless; destitute

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jié劫fù富jì济pín贫

(idiom) to rob the rich to help the poor

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xián嫌pín贫ài爱fù富

to favor the rich and disdain the poor (idiom)

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困富扶次清一如洗

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