千 qiān thousand; 1000


Made with 3 strokes.
Some say it represents a completion of tens: may be from strings of cash
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Sounds same

谦 qiān

Different tone

钱 qián (money) ; 乾 qián (Heaven) ; 乾 qián ; 前 qián (front) ; 浅 qiǎn (shallow) ; 欠 qiàn (yawn)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 千
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Proverbs

赐子千金不如教子一艺 cì zǐ qiān jīn bù rú jiào zǐ yī yì Learning a new skill will pay dividends in the future
儿行千里母担忧 ér xíng qiān lǐ mǔ dān yōu Mothers will always worry about their children
老骥伏枥,志在千里 lǎo jì fú lì, zhì zài qiān lǐ Ambitions never fade. An old person still has high hopes
千金买笑 qiān jīn mǎi xiào A target that is very hard to attain. Spending lavishly to attract an alluring woman, A variant of the proverb uses ‘horses bones'’ <% ChUni (??) %> instead of a smile but the meaning is the same - needless extravagance.
千军易得, 一将难求 qiān jūn yì dé, yī jiang nán qiú It is hard to find an outstanding leader
千里之堤,溃于蚁穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī, kuì yú yǐ xué Take full attention to detail to avoid catastrophe