穷通 qióngtōng failure and success Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 穷 窮 qióng hard-pressed in a difficult situation; at a dead end; cornered (as in 穷寇 qióngkòu or 穷途末路 qióngtúmòlù)通 tōng verbparticle to lead to to go through; to lead to a place