| 清 |
qīng kǔ | destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere |
| 清 |
Qīng | Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) / surname Qing |
| 清 |
qīng | (of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 苦 |
kǔ | bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |