Memory phrase for the character: 穷

穷

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poor, exhausted

qióng

Top: cave, hole 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: strength 力

If you have a hole in your strength (= possibilities) you are poor.

穴	cave	It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
力	power, force	variations are: 为 or: to act 办.

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无穷	wú qióng	endless; boundless; inexhaustible
穷人	qióng rén	poor people; the poor
黔驴技穷	Qián lǘ jì qióng	to exhaust one's limited abilities (idiom)
穷奢极欲	qióng shē jí yù	to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
穷鼠啮狸	qióng shǔ niè lí	a desperate rat will bite the fox (idiom); the smallest worm will turn being trodden on
贫穷潦倒	pín qióng liáo dǎo	poverty stricken
穷愁潦倒	qióng chóu liáo dǎo	destitute and troubled; in dire straits
穷蹙	qióng cù	hard-up; in dire straits; desperate
穷蹙	qióng cù

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