Read Edit View history Discussion 窮 qióng HSK4 poor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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 Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 窮 Simp strokes 窮 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 窮 Simp strokes 窮 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 窮 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 474, 875 ], [ 547, 834 ], [ 565, 805 ] ], [ [ 242, 758 ], [ 252, 730 ], [ 249, 708 ], [ 205, 630 ], [ 198, 579 ] ], [ [ 280, 733 ], [ 299, 719 ], [ 661, 770 ], [ 774, 780 ], [ 820, 772 ], [ 836, 758 ], [ 846, 736 ], [ 768, 667 ] ], [ [ 407, 718 ], [ 420, 696 ], [ 420, 681 ], [ 400, 653 ], [ 332, 590 ], [ 284, 565 ] ], [ [ 546, 738 ], [ 577, 708 ], [ 570, 680 ], [ 571, 628 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220 539 207 Q 546 194 558 186 Q 568 179 587 194 Q 615 219 647 229 Q 704 245 733 244 Q 752 245 760 235 Q 770 220 765 181 Q 758 118 740 75 Q 721 33 705 18 Q 695 8 667 19 Q 642 25 621 29 Q 603 35 606 24 Q 609 11 624 -3 Q 657 -36 674 -65 Q 690 -87 710 -73 Q 774 -31 788 25 Q 803 80 824 167 Q 827 194 842 218 Q 855 236 844 247 Q 831 265 800 281 Q 775 294 760 287 Q 741 280 643 257 Q 630 254 625 259 Q 621 262 624 270 Q 639 345 641 351 C 645 369 645 369 624 382 Z" ] } 15 strokes 窮 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 474, 875 ], [ 547, 834 ], [ 565, 805 ] ], [ [ 242, 758 ], [ 252, 730 ], [ 249, 708 ], [ 205, 630 ], [ 198, 579 ] ], [ [ 280, 733 ], [ 299, 719 ], [ 661, 770 ], [ 774, 780 ], [ 820, 772 ], [ 836, 758 ], [ 846, 736 ], [ 768, 667 ] ], [ [ 407, 718 ], [ 420, 696 ], [ 420, 681 ], [ 400, 653 ], [ 332, 590 ], [ 284, 565 ] ], [ [ 546, 738 ], [ 577, 708 ], [ 570, 680 ], [ 571, 628 ], [ 593, 604 ], [ 652, 597 ], [ 715, 616 ], [ 759, 612 ] ], [ [ 395, 528 ], [ 363, 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546 872 Q 479 890 468 883 Q 462 879 465 865 Q 469 855 498 833 Z", "M 272 738 Q 262 757 253 765 Q 234 781 231 753 Q 237 716 176 653 Q 158 632 181 574 Q 200 549 215 575 Q 233 597 246 633 Q 261 675 275 704 C 282 719 282 719 272 738 Z", "M 582 743 Q 744 768 791 758 Q 804 754 802 746 Q 803 739 797 731 Q 758 670 763 664 Q 770 660 790 669 Q 848 694 892 699 Q 929 702 930 712 Q 929 722 861 783 Q 836 807 762 795 Q 609 780 388 751 Q 330 744 272 738 C 242 735 246 712 275 704 Q 297 694 319 699 Q 358 709 399 718 L 429 723 Q 459 730 539 739 L 582 743 Z", "M 399 718 Q 398 718 399 717 Q 399 665 285 571 Q 279 568 278 563 Q 277 559 281 559 Q 327 553 423 645 Q 426 651 446 667 Q 453 674 450 687 Q 441 711 429 723 C 409 746 401 748 399 718 Z", "M 539 739 Q 546 724 547 644 Q 544 590 619 581 Q 662 575 722 586 Q 756 593 766 602 Q 776 612 768 621 Q 758 633 725 646 Q 707 652 693 639 Q 651 602 600 622 Q 593 629 592 647 Q 593 678 607 696 Q 617 714 603 727 Q 593 737 582 743 C 557 759 531 768 539 739 Z", "M 331 457 Q 389 511 399 516 Q 414 526 403 538 Q 390 548 369 556 Q 350 563 340 559 Q 331 556 336 547 Q 339 535 309 463 Q 306 459 305 453 C 298 426 309 437 331 457 Z", "M 284 450 Q 272 460 260 465 Q 250 468 242 465 Q 235 461 238 452 Q 250 428 253 349 Q 254 301 257 215 C 258 185 296 192 296 222 Q 296 250 297 277 L 298 301 Q 298 329 299 354 L 300 379 Q 301 401 304 425 C 305 434 305 434 284 450 Z", "M 435 180 Q 432 45 420 27 Q 414 21 362 34 Q 344 41 344 32 Q 387 -11 410 -42 Q 420 -60 435 -65 Q 442 -69 451 -60 Q 490 -9 489 32 Q 485 114 484 227 L 484 301 Q 484 409 497 431 Q 509 447 498 458 Q 479 474 447 489 Q 431 496 417 490 Q 384 472 331 457 L 305 453 Q 295 453 284 450 C 254 446 275 419 304 425 Q 349 434 407 448 Q 422 452 429 443 Q 436 436 437 408 Q 437 329 437 258 L 435 180 Z", "M 299 354 Q 353 363 394 371 Q 413 375 405 386 Q 395 396 374 400 Q 347 403 300 379 C 273 366 269 349 299 354 Z", "M 297 277 Q 298 277 302 277 Q 357 286 397 292 Q 416 296 409 306 Q 400 318 379 321 Q 361 322 298 301 C 270 292 267 277 297 277 Z", "M 257 215 Q 229 212 199 206 Q 180 203 150 207 Q 140 207 136 199 Q 133 187 140 180 Q 159 164 185 144 Q 194 140 204 146 Q 243 168 402 213 C 431 221 459 252 429 247 Q 365 237 296 222 L 257 215 Z", "M 402 213 Q 321 123 113 -2 Q 94 -12 118 -12 Q 226 -12 428 173 Q 431 177 435 180 L 484 227 Q 503 245 515 255 Q 525 264 524 273 Q 523 285 501 294 Q 491 298 484 301 C 472 306 455 282 437 258 Q 433 254 429 247 L 402 213 Z", "M 755 403 Q 779 458 800 473 Q 825 497 802 513 Q 783 526 757 546 Q 739 561 693 535 Q 642 517 580 507 Q 568 507 570 500 Q 571 494 585 487 Q 600 478 652 488 Q 718 503 725 492 Q 731 486 721 460 Q 711 433 699 402 C 688 374 743 376 755 403 Z", "M 641 351 Q 683 361 770 371 Q 780 372 781 381 Q 781 388 755 403 C 740 412 728 409 699 402 Q 656 392 624 382 C 595 373 612 344 641 351 Z", "M 624 382 Q 612 391 594 400 Q 581 410 572 403 Q 562 396 573 382 Q 589 355 580 313 Q 570 258 547 235 Q 534 220 539 207 Q 546 194 558 186 Q 568 179 587 194 Q 615 219 647 229 Q 704 245 733 244 Q 752 245 760 235 Q 770 220 765 181 Q 758 118 740 75 Q 721 33 705 18 Q 695 8 667 19 Q 642 25 621 29 Q 603 35 606 24 Q 609 11 624 -3 Q 657 -36 674 -65 Q 690 -87 710 -73 Q 774 -31 788 25 Q 803 80 824 167 Q 827 194 842 218 Q 855 236 844 247 Q 831 265 800 281 Q 775 294 760 287 Q 741 280 643 257 Q 630 254 625 259 Q 621 262 624 270 Q 639 345 641 351 C 645 369 645 369 624 382 Z" ] } 15 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.