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贫困

Traditional: 貧困

pín kùn

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

pín kùn · pan4 kwan3 (Jyutping)

  1. impoverished
  2. poverty

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

贫

Meaning
poor, impoverished, needy
Radical
贝
Strokes
8
Components
⿱分贝
Cangjie
CSHO
Four-corner
8080

困

Meaning
to surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
Radical
囗
Strokes
7
Components
⿴囗木
Cangjie
WD
Four-corner
6090.4

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