迁(qiān)

HSK 66 strokesTrad. 遷

to move

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Character information

Pinyin
qiān
Meaning
to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
遷

Origin & structure

Where 迁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶千

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 千 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辶chuò千qiān

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 迁 step by step

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

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Words with 迁

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

chāi拆qiān迁
HSK 6

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

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bān搬qiān迁
HSK 7-9

to move

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biàn变qiān迁
HSK 7-9

changes

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qiān迁jiù就
HSK 7-9

to yield to; to adapt to; to accommodate oneself to (sth)

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tā他qiān迁

to relocate; to move elsewhere

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zài再qiān迁

to promote again; reappointed

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shēng升qiān迁

to advance to a higher-level position; to be promoted to a higher position …

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shì事guò过jìng境qiān迁

The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom).

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From 迁’s common words

拆搬变就他再升事

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