Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 躬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (窮)
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Historical Evolution
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
穷 / 窮 [qióng]
poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (74)
穷人 [qióngrén] #5,817
poor people
贫穷 [pínqióng] #7,760
poor
无穷 [wúqióng] #10,311
endless
层出不穷 [céngchūbùqióng] #31,144
more and more emerge
穷困 [qióngkùn] #15,820
destitute
无穷无尽 [wúqióngwújìn] #22,631
endless
穷光蛋 [qióngguāngdàn] #18,746
poor wretch
穷苦 [qióngkǔ] #22,404
impoverished
穷尽 [qióngjìn] #28,800
to use up
回味无穷 [huíwèiwúqióng] #40,342
leaving a rich aftertaste
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JAPANESE WORDS (54)
⭐ 決める [きめる] #322
to decide
⭐ 極める [きわめる] #5,971
to carry to extremes
⭐ 究極 [きゅうきょく] #6,314
ultimate
⭐ 窮屈 [きゅうくつ] #6,658
narrow
極まりない [きわまりない] #9,315
extremely
⭐ 窮地 [きゅうち] #9,503
dilemma
⭐ 極み [きわみ] #12,134
height
感極まる [かんきわまる] #12,434
to be overcome with emotion
⭐ 極まる [きわまる] #12,623
to reach an extreme
窮する [きゅうする] #20,274
to be at a loss
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