How is 穷 pronounced?

穷 is pronounced “qióng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 穷?

穷 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 穷?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 穷 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4adjectiveadverb

穷

Traditional: 窮

qióng

穷 (qióng) means “poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 窮) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他很穷。

Tā hěn qióng.

He is poor.

Words containing 穷

层出不穷céng chū bù qióngmore and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)无穷无尽wú qióng wú jìn(idiom) endless; boundless; infinite 穷人qióng rénpoor people; the poor

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Frequently asked questions

What does 穷 mean?: 穷 (qióng) means “poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 穷 pronounced?: 穷 is pronounced “qióng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 穷?: 穷 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 穷?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 穷 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27