Chinese Character: 穷 (Qióng - Poor; Endless)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 穴 (Radical: 穴, related to caves/spaces)
笔画数: 7 (Number of strokes: 7)
结构分解: 形声字，从穴（穴字头，表示与空间、洞穴相关），躬声（gōng，表音）。本义指洞穴的尽头（如“穷途末路”），引申为资源匮乏（贫穷）或达到极限（穷尽）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "穴" (cave radical) and "躬" (phonetic component). Originally means the end of a cave, extended to poverty (lack of resources) or exhaustion (reaching limits).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qióng (Second tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“穷”主要表示：
1. 形容词：经济困难（如“穷人”指收入低的人）；
2. 动词：达到极限（如“穷其一生”指用尽一生）；
3. 名词：尽头（如“无穷”指没有终点）。("穷" mainly means:
1. Adjective: Poor (e.g., "穷人" - poor people).
2. Verb: Exhaust (e.g., "穷其一生" - exhaust one's life).
3. Noun: End (e.g., "无穷" - endless).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 贫穷 (pín qióng) Poor
- 穷尽 (qióng jìn) Exhaust; Reach the limit
- 穷途末路 (qióng tú mò lù) At the end of one's rope
- 无穷 (wú qióng) Endless; Infinite
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“穷”作形容词时，可与名词“人”“生活”搭配（如“贫穷的生活”）；作动词时，多与“其”“尽”组合（如“穷其所有”）；作名词时，常与“无”组合（如“无穷”）。("穷" as an adjective pairs with nouns like "人"/"生活" (e.g., "贫穷的生活" - poor life). As a verb, it combines with "其"/"尽" (e.g., "穷其所有" - exhaust all). As a noun, it forms "无穷" (endless).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“穷”在传统文化中既指经济困窘（如《孟子》“穷则独善其身”），也指精神追求（如“穷理”指探究真理）；现代“扶贫政策”政策体现对贫困的系统性解决，“无穷”则常见于科学描述（如“无穷大”）。("穷" in traditional culture refers to both poverty (Mencius) and spiritual pursuit. Modern terms like "扶贫" (targeted poverty alleviation) show systematic solutions.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
尽管他小时候生活贫穷，但通过努力学习，最终成为了一名优秀的工程师。(Jǐn guǎn tā xiǎo shí hòu shēng huó pín qióng, dàn tōng guò nǔ lì xué xí, zuì zhōng chéng wéi le yī míng yōu xiù de gōng chéng shī.)
Although he lived in poverty as a child, he became an excellent engineer through hard study.
科学家们不断探索宇宙的奥秘，试图穷尽其规律。(Kē xué jiā men bù duàn tàn suǒ yǔ zhòu de ào mì, shì tú qióng jìn qí guī lǜ.)
Scientists continuously explore the mysteries of the universe, trying to exhaust its laws.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“穷”的结构：上方“穴”像一个洞穴，下方“躬”（身体）蜷缩在洞穴里，想象资源匮乏的贫穷状态，帮助记忆“穷”的含义。(Associate "穷" with its structure: "穴" (cave) and "躬" (curved body). Imagine a person curled in a cave with few resources to remember "poor (穷)".)