千
千 - qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindlerHow to read 千
Click 千 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 千 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 千 |
| Pinyin | qiān |
| English | thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler |
| Radical hint | 十 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 千伏 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 千位. “”。 Please read 千亿 one more time.
Common words with this character
kilovolt
the thousands place in the decimal system
myriads; hundred billion
giga-; gigabits per second; 1000Base-T
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 千 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 千伏 and 千位 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.