贫 pín poor
poor; needy; impoverished; lacking
怎么记住“贫”: 分 divide + 贝 sea shell = poor. Every evening the old fisherman divides his catch and the sea shells he sells among six children, and still the family stays poor.
部件结构
贫 = 分 divide + 贝 sea shell
- 分 divide
- 八 eight
- 刀 knife
- 贝 sea shell
Every evening the old fisherman divides his catch and the sea shells he sells among six children, and still the family stays poor.
用法
- Written-register character for poor. 贫穷 (pínqióng) poor, 贫困 (pínkùn) impoverished (贫困地区 poverty-stricken areas), 贫乏 (pínfá) lacking/scanty.
- 贫 also = deficient in a substance: 贫血 (pínxuè) anemia, 贫瘠 (pínjí) barren land.
- 贫 is the formal counterpart to spoken 穷 (qióng); you'd say 我很穷 in speech, but write 贫困人口 in a report.
含“贫”的词语
例句
- 他很贫穷。 Tā hěn pínqióng.He is very poor.