千(qiān)

HSK 23 strokes

thousand

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Character information

Pinyin
qiān
Meaning
thousand
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 千 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱丿十

Made of

丿piě十shí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 千 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 千

Common words using 千 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

qiān千kè克
HSK 2

kilogram

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chū出qiān千

see 出老千[chu1 lao3 qian1]

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qiān千fú伏

kilovolt

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qiān千wèi位

the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

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yī一kè刻qiān千jīn金

(idiom) time is gold; every minute is precious

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yī一zì字qiān千jīn金

one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)

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yī一zhì掷qiān千jīn金

lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly

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yī一rì日qiān千lǐ里

lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom); rapid progress

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Related characters

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万且业为主举久乐

From 千’s common words

克出伏位一刻金字

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