千
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Translingual
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Han character
千 (Kangxi radical 24, 十+1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 竹十 (HJ), four-corner 20400, composition ⿱丿十)
Derived characters
- 仟 吀 圲 奷 忏 扦 汘 迁 阡 杄 歼 𬆼 瓩 䀒 䄭 竏 粁 䊹 (纤) 兛 釺 (钎) 𠦳 𡶨 刋 㔓 圱 谸 舌 忎 乖 芊 秊 䄹
- 禾 垂 乗 重 熏 挿 㰱
Descendants
- チ (Katakana character derived from man'yōgana)
Further reading
- KangXi: page 155, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2697
- Dae Jaweon: page 351, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 59, character 1
- Unihan data for U+5343
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 千 | ||||
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Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Old Chinese | |
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千 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
仟 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
芊 | *sn̥ʰiːn, *sn̥ʰiːns |
阡 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
汘 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
迁 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
杄 | *sn̥ʰiːn |
人 | *njin |
仁 | *njin |
朲 | *njin |
佞 | *neːŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *sn̥ʰiːn) : semantic 一 (“one, signifying a number”) + phonetic 人 (OC *njin). The Old Chinese pronunciations of 千 (OC *sn̥ʰiːn) and 人 (OC *njin) were similar. For the component 人, compare its combining form 亻.
The traditional explanation holds that the extra line indicates an extension (see the etymologies of 年 and 延). 千 has the meaning one thousand because one thousand is a number that is reached by extending one's counting.
Etymology 1
simp. and trad. | 千 | |
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alternative forms | 仟 financial |
Unclear. Schuessler (2007) notes similar forms in Mon-Khmer, though their initials and finals do not match Old Chinese; compare Vietnamese nghìn and Old Mon lṅim (whence Mon လ္ၚီ (ŋìm)), all meaning "thousand". Also compare Proto-Hlai *C-ŋin. Cognate with Burmese ထောင် (htaung, “thousand”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
千
- thousand
- 幾千/几千 ― jǐ qiān ― several thousand
- many; numerous
- 千山萬水/千山万水 ― qiānshānwànshuǐ ― many rivers and mountains
- (Cantonese) to swindle; to defraud
- 佢收手不再千 走去撈製片 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 2019, 尹光 [Wan Kwong], 荷里活有個大老千 [I Bet Your Pardon]
- keoi5 sau1 sau2 bat1 zoi3 cin1, zau2 heoi3 lou1 zai3 pin3-2 [Jyutping]
- She quit swindling and went to be a film producer
佢收手不再千 走去捞制片 [Cantonese, simp.]
See also
Chinese numbers | ||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 108 | 1012 | |
Normal (小寫/小写) | 〇, 零 | 一 | 二 | 三 | 四 | 五 | 六 | 七 | 八 | 九 | 十 | 百 | 千 | 萬/万 十千 (Malaysia, Singapore) | 億/亿 | 兆 (Taiwan) 萬億/万亿 (Mainland China) |
Financial (大寫/大写) | 零 | 壹 | 貳/贰 | 參/叁 | 肆 | 伍 | 陸/陆 | 柒 | 捌 | 玖 | 拾 | 佰 | 仟 |
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 千 (sen)
- → Korean: 천(千) (cheon)
- → Vietnamese: thiên (千)
Others:
- → Zhuang: cien (“thousand”)
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 千 – see 韆 (“and”). (This character, 千, is the simplified form of 韆.) |
Notes:
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Further reading
- “Entry #188”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
- Kan-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
- Kun: ち (chi, 千, Jōyō)
- Nanori: かず (kazu); ゆき (yuki)
Compounds
- 千早ぶ (chihayabu)
Alternative forms
Kanji in this term |
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千 |
せん Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
- (financial) 仟, 阡
Etymology 1
From Middle Chinese 千 (MC t͡sʰen).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) せん [séꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [sẽ̞ɴ]
Numeral
千 • (sen)
- a thousand, 1000
Derived terms
- 千万 (senman), 千万 (senban)
- 千日 (sennichi)
- 千人 (sennin)
- 千年 (sennen)
- 千羽鶴 (senbazuru)
- 千百 (senhyaku)
- 千本 (senbon)
- 千里 (senri)
- 千両箱 (senryōbako)
Japanese numerical compounds with 千 (sen) | |||||||||
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1,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 | Thousands of |
千 (sen) 一千 (issen) | 二千 (nisen) | 三千 (sanzen) | 四千 (yonsen) | 五千 (gosen) | 六千 (rokusen) | 七千 (nanasen) | 八千 (hassen) | 九千 (kyūsen) | 何千 (nanzen) 数千 (sūsen) |
Idioms
- 千に一つ (sen ni hitotsu)
- 千も万もいらぬ (sen mo man mo iranu)
- 海千山千 (umisen yamasen)
Affix
千 • (sen)
- thousand
- (by extension) very large number
Derived terms
- 千客 (senkyaku)
- 千言 (sengen)
- 千差 (sensa)
- 千載, 千歳 (senzai)
- 千秋 (senshū)
- 千草 (sensō)
- 数千 (sūsen)
- 当千 (tōsen)
Proper noun
千 • (Sen)
- a surname, especially from the line of tea ceremony masters
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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千 |
ち Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
⟨ti⟩ → /t͡ɕi/
From Old Japanese.
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ち [chíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕi]
Numeral
千 • (chi)
- a thousand, 1000
Derived terms
- 千々 (chiji)
- 千草 (chigusa)
- 千里 (chisato)
- 千歳 (Chitose)
- 千鳥 (chidori)
- 千本 (chimoto)
- 千代 (chiyo)
- 千万 (chiyorozu)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 千 (MC t͡sʰen).
Historical Readings | ||
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Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 쳔 (Yale: chyèn) | |
Middle Korean | ||
Text | Eumhun | |
Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
Hunmong Jahoe, 1527 | 즈〮믄〮 (Yale: cúmún) | 쳔 (Yale: chyèn) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [천]
Hanja
Wikisource千 (eumhun 일천(一千) 천 (ilcheon cheon))
- Hanja form? of 천 (“thousand”).
Compounds
- 천금 (千金, cheon'geum)
- 천도 (千島, cheondo)
- 천추 (千秋, cheonchu)
- 수천 (數千, sucheon)
- 차천 (且千, chacheon)
- 천리마 (千里馬, cheollima)
- 천리안 (千里眼, cheollian)
- 천군만마 (千軍萬馬, cheon'gunmanma)
- 천추만대 (千秋萬代, cheonchumandae)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Old Japanese
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *ti. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Numeral
千 (ti) (kana ち)
- a thousand, 1000
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 12, poem 3059), text here
- 百爾千爾人者雖言月草之移情吾將持八方
- momo ni ti ni pi1to2 pa ipu to2 mo tuki2kusa no2 uturo2pu ko2ko2ro2 ware motame2 ya mo
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 12, poem 3059), text here
Derived terms
- 千秋 (tiaki1)
- 千名 (tina)
- 千代 (tiyo2)
- 千萬 (tiyo2ro2du)
Descendants
- Japanese: 千 (chi)
Vietnamese
Han character
千: Hán Việt readings: thiên (
千: Nôm readings: thiên[1][2][4][6], xiên[1]
- chữ Hán form of thiên (“thousand”).
Compounds
- 一笑千金 (nhất tiếu thiên kim)
- 千古 (thiên cổ)
- 千金 (thiên kim)
- 千官 (thiên quan)
- 千載一時 (thiên tải nhất thì)
- 千秋 (thiên thu)
- 千歲 (thiên tuế)
- 千變萬化 (thiên biến vạn hóa/thiên biến vạn hoá)
- 千年紀 (thiên niên kỉ)
- 千乘之國 (thiên thặng chi quốc)
- 千歲 (thiên tuếlong live)
References
- Nguyễn (2014).
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Trần (2004).
- Bonet (1899).
- Génibrel (1898).
- Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).