瘠薄

Traditional form:

瘠薄

Pinyin (reading):

jíbó

Definitions:

• (of land) infertile
• barren

Characters:

• 瘠 - thin, emaciated; barren
• 薄 - thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy

Traditional characters:

• 瘠 - thin, emaciated; barren
• 薄 - thin, slight; meager, weak; poor, stingy