懂中文 Dong Chinese

贫

pín

poor

Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation

Components
分 sound,meaning component

分  Sound Meaning component

fēn, fèn

  

divide

贝 meaning component

贝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

Evolution

贫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
贫 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
贫 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
贫 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

贫 (貧) 

pín

poor, impoverished, needy; poor; inadequate; deficient; garrulous

Most common words with 贫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

贫困

poverty

贫穷

poor

贫血

anemia

贫

poor

贫民窟

slum housing