Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced qiong
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced qiong, including 穷 qióng, 琼 qióng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For qiong, the tongue is high and forward on q; run straight into iong and hold the tone, not English letters in a row.
Initial q
Like j, but aspirated.
Final iong
Settle the final iong into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (穷 qióng, 琼 qióng) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound qiong, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
qiong turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 穷, 琼 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing qiong inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.