千 (qiān) is a Chinese character meaning “one thousand”. It takes 3 strokes.
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Structure
千
Single unit
- 千 thousand · qiān unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+5343 and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection
Memory aid
Three strokes form the character for one thousand (千).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
3 strokes
In real words
- 千米qiān mǐkilometre千 = qiān
- 千万qiān wànten million; by all means千 = qiān
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All readings
thousand
one thousand; a large number
数目一千；也可泛指数量很多。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 千米qiān mǐkilometre千 = qiān
- 千万qiān wànten million; by all means千 = qiān
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 千 mean?
千 (qiān) means one thousand; a large number.
How do you pronounce 千?
It is pronounced qiān.
How many strokes does 千 have?
3. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 千?
十. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 千?
Common ones are 千米 and 千万. The reading of 千 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.