千

Glyph origin
. The Old Chinese pronunciations of and  were similar. For the component, compare its combining form.

The traditional explanation holds that the extra line indicates an extension (see the etymologies of and ). 千 has the meaning one thousand because one thousand is a number that is reached by extending one's counting.

Etymology 1
Unclear. notes similar forms in 🇨🇬, though their initials and finals do not match 🇨🇬; compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬), all meaning "thousand". Also compare 🇨🇬.

Definitions

 * 1) thousand
 * 2) many; numerous
 * 3)  to swindle; to defraud
 * 1)  to swindle; to defraud
 * 1)  to swindle; to defraud

Descendants
Others:

Etymology 1
From.

Numeral

 * 1) a thousand, 1000

Affix

 * 1) thousand
 * 2)  very large number

Proper noun

 * , especially from the line of tea ceremony masters

Etymology 2
→

From.

Numeral

 * 1) a thousand, 1000

Etymology
From.

Numeral

 * 1) a thousand, 1000
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