贫困 pínkùn▶ จน, ยากจน, น่าสงสาร

Stroke order

贫困 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 贫 — 8 strokes
• 困 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. impoverished
2. poverty

Related words

• 贫乏ยากจน; ขาดแคลน; อนาถา
• 困ง่วงนอน
• 困难ความยากลำบาก

贫困 is pronounced pínkùn and means “จน, ยากจน, น่าสงสาร”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 贫困 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.