贫

pín

poor, impoverished, needy

How to write 贫, stroke by stroke

poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous

Ideographic: Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 分 + 贝

贫穷pín qióngpoor; impoverished
贫民窟pín mín kūslum housing
贫困pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
贫民区pín mín qūslum area; ghetto
贫血pín xuèanemia
贫瘠pín jíbarren; infertile; poor
次贫cì pínextremely poor but not destitute
清贫qīng pínpoor but upright; destitute
减贫jiǎn pínto reduce poverty; poverty reduction
济贫jì pínto help the poor
犯贫fàn pín(dialect) to talk nonsense; garrulous
耍贫嘴shuǎ pín zuǐ(coll.) to wag one's tongue; to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes; to chatter endlessly; to speak glibly

他怎么在这样的贫困中谋生？
tā zěn me zài zhè yàng de pín kùn zhōng móu shēng ？
How did he make his living in such poverty?
他贫穷但幸福。
tā pín qióng dàn xìng fú 。
Poor as he is, he is happy.
我更愿意贫穷而不是富裕。
wǒ gèng yuàn yì pín qióng ér bú shì fù yù 。
I prefer being poor to being rich.
每个国家，无论贫富，都有其长，都有其短。
měi gè guó jiā ， wú lùn pín fù ， dōu yǒu qí cháng ， dōu yǒu qí duǎn 。
Every nation, rich or poor, has its strengths and weaknesses.
我出身贫寒。
wǒ chū shēn pín hán 。
I grew up in a poor family.