Memory phrase for the character: 千

千

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Meaning thousand

Pronunciation

qiān

Explanation

Combination of person 人 and one 一. See 一 as "many persons aligned"

Mnemonic
 
Many people aligned add up to a thousand.

Radicals

千 thousand
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 Vocabulary

千方百计 qiān fāng bǎi jì  lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
百孔千疮 bǎi kǒng qiān chuāng  riddled with gaping wounds; afflicted with all ills
千丝万缕 qiān sī wàn lǚ  linked in countless ways
千钧一发 qiān jūn yī fā  a thousand pounds hangs by a thread (idiom); imminent peril; a matter of life or death
千赫 qiān hè  kilohertz
千瓦 qiān wǎ  kilowatt (unit of electric power)
千斤顶 qiān jīn dǐng  jack (for lifting weight)
千万 qiān wàn  ten million; countless; many; one must by all means
千克 qiān kè  kilogram
百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā  myriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
百卉千葩 bǎi huì qiān pā  

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