Ideographic: Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for pín:

  • - poor
  • - inadequate
  • - deficient
  • - garrulousimpoverished
  • - povertyassistance to the poor
  • - poverty alleviationpoor
  • - impoverishedto rise from poverty and become prosperous (idiom)
  • - poverty alleviationto lift oneself out of poverty