家贫如洗 jiāpínrúxǐ penniless Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 家 jiā noun home place where one lives; home; household; family贫 貧 pín adjectivenoun poor (bound form) poor; impoverished; lacking wealth如 rú preposition to be like to be like; to be similar to; as if洗 xǐ verb to wash to wash; to bathe; to clean something using water or other solvents