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The character 穷 (traditional: 窮) consists of the upper radical 穴, meaning "cave" or "dwelling". In the traditional form, the lower component is 躬 ("body"), depicting a person bent over or confined within a tight space. The simplified form replaces 躬 with 力 ("strength" or "force"). Its core meaning conveys being physically or metaphorically cornered, exhausted, or reaching a path's end. This sense of total depletion and dead-end ultimately extends to the idea of extreme financial poverty and destitution.
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他的家很穷。
穷人应该得到帮助。
贫穷不是罪过。
宇宙是无穷的。
他们穷得没有钱上学。
他穷尽一生追求梦想。
尽管生活穷困，他们却充满希望。
在资源穷乏的地区，发展经济尤为困难。