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千qiān

thousand; 1,000 (十个一百); very many (喻极多); bound form in 秋千 (a swing)

千 is a thousand: 一千 '1,000', 千克 'kilogram' — and an 秋千 'swing' to play on.

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Taught as one complete written unit (3 strokes): a falling stroke over a 十-like cross. ZDIC's account is 形声 in the historical source; no modern split is claimed.

single whole character · 千

thousand; 1,000 (十个一百); very many (喻极多); bound form in 秋千 (a swing)

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千qiān

thousand; 1,000 (十个一百); very many (喻极多); bound form in 秋千 (a swing)

千 is a thousand: 一千 '1,000', 千克 'kilogram' — and an 秋千 'swing' to play on.

Taught as one complete written unit (3 strokes): a falling stroke over a 十-like cross. ZDIC's account is 形声 in the historical source; no modern split is claimed.

qiānTone 1
  • thousand; 1,000 (十个一百)
  • very many (喻极多)
  • bound form in 秋千 (a swing)
  • 一千yìqiānone thousand
  • 千克qiānkèkilogram
  • 秋千qiūqiānswing (playground)

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