贫 pín poor; inadequate; deficient
Made up of [分 fēn divide; part , 贝 bèi shell; precious; cowrie shell radical 154]Alternative traditional form of character: 貧
Made with 8 strokes.
Combination of 'divide' and 'precious' gives idea of poverty
Related characters
Also uses 分 fēn component: 扮 bàn (to act) 份 fèn (portion) 纷 fēn (numerous) 盼 pàn (to hope for) 盆 pén (basin)
Also uses 贝 bèi component: 厕 cè (toilet) 贵 guì (precious) 赏 shǎng (to hand down) 贴 tiē (to stick) 员 yuán (person) 则 zé (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause) 贞 zhēn (chaste)
Different tone
品 pǐn (article)Pronunciation
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