Read Edit View history Discussion 穷 qióng HSK4 poor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 窮. Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 躬 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas qióng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 穷 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 窮 ×穷 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 穷 Simp strokes 穷 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 躬 component in the traditional character 窮. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 穷 Simp strokes 穷 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 穷 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 831 ], [ 512, 786 ], [ 541, 749 ] ], [ [ 248, 679 ], [ 257, 647 ], [ 253, 628 ], [ 203, 541 ], [ 195, 490 ] ], [ [ 286, 647 ], [ 297, 637 ], [ 310, 635 ], [ 517, 670 ], [ 750, 692 ], [ 785, 675 ], [ 799, 653 ], [ 730, 568 ] ], [ [ 368, 575 ], [ 386, 539 ], [ 367, 507 ], [ 316, 447 ], [ 266, 409 ] ], [ [ 576, 579 ], [ 667, 522 ], [ 694, 485 ] ], [ [ 226, 311 ], [ 272, 300 ], [ 298, 301 ], [ 647, 370 ], [ 671, 373 ], [ 690, 365 ], [ 709, 346 ], [ 694, 248 ], [ 665, 129 ], [ 635, 65 ], [ 596, 29 ], [ 558, 45 ], [ 500, 82 ] ], [ [ 454, 475 ], [ 471, 462 ], [ 489, 432 ], [ 447, 282 ], [ 409, 203 ], [ 360, 137 ], [ 288, 71 ], [ 246, 45 ], [ 174, 17 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 455 789 Q 483 767 513 740 Q 529 727 545 729 Q 555 730 561 744 Q 565 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500 73 Q 546 27 569 -7 Q 590 -32 611 -13 Q 645 9 670 52 Q 700 101 724 254 Q 733 309 753 335 Q 766 348 761 361 Q 751 374 695 401 Q 673 411 651 397 Q 618 381 500 356 L 436 344 Q 331 326 243 322 Q 222 322 218 312 Q 217 302 244 288 Q 272 269 296 277 Q 365 296 427 308 L 488 321 Z", "M 427 308 Q 367 145 244 67 Q 240 66 236 62 Q 223 53 205 44 Q 187 34 170 24 Q 155 17 168 12 Q 231 6 323 70 Q 363 97 419 170 Q 458 224 480 297 Q 484 310 488 321 L 500 356 Q 501 359 502 361 Q 511 395 529 423 Q 542 439 526 451 Q 483 494 453 488 Q 438 485 443 469 Q 461 423 436 344 L 427 308 Z" ] } 7 strokes 穷 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 431, 831 ], [ 512, 786 ], [ 541, 749 ] ], [ [ 248, 679 ], [ 257, 647 ], [ 253, 628 ], [ 203, 541 ], [ 195, 490 ] ], [ [ 286, 647 ], [ 297, 637 ], [ 310, 635 ], [ 517, 670 ], [ 750, 692 ], [ 785, 675 ], [ 799, 653 ], [ 730, 568 ] ], [ [ 368, 575 ], [ 386, 539 ], [ 367, 507 ], [ 316, 447 ], [ 266, 409 ] ], [ [ 576, 579 ], [ 667, 522 ], [ 694, 485 ] ], 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400 Q 300 400 392 500 Q 405 516 415 523 Q 422 530 421 540 Q 420 550 400 569 Q 382 585 369 586 Q 356 586 359 570 Z", "M 594 546 Q 631 516 672 479 Q 684 469 696 469 Q 705 470 709 481 Q 713 493 706 517 Q 697 553 590 586 Q 577 589 572 587 Q 568 583 569 573 Q 572 563 594 546 Z", "M 488 321 Q 564 337 629 345 Q 660 348 667 338 Q 677 320 667 275 Q 645 148 611 95 Q 592 62 563 69 Q 533 78 507 89 Q 482 96 500 73 Q 546 27 569 -7 Q 590 -32 611 -13 Q 645 9 670 52 Q 700 101 724 254 Q 733 309 753 335 Q 766 348 761 361 Q 751 374 695 401 Q 673 411 651 397 Q 618 381 500 356 L 436 344 Q 331 326 243 322 Q 222 322 218 312 Q 217 302 244 288 Q 272 269 296 277 Q 365 296 427 308 L 488 321 Z", "M 427 308 Q 367 145 244 67 Q 240 66 236 62 Q 223 53 205 44 Q 187 34 170 24 Q 155 17 168 12 Q 231 6 323 70 Q 363 97 419 170 Q 458 224 480 297 Q 484 310 488 321 L 500 356 Q 501 359 502 361 Q 511 395 529 423 Q 542 439 526 451 Q 483 494 453 488 Q 438 485 443 469 Q 461 423 436 344 L 427 308 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical 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