HSK 2 · Shopping & money

千

qiān

thousand

Stroke order of 千

千 is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

"千" is "十" ten with a slash on top, multiplying it up to a thousand.

Parts: 丿 + 十 ten

Example sentence

这个手机三千块钱。

This phone costs three thousand yuan.

Words with 千

千克kilogram 千万be sure to; ten million

More words: Shopping & money

卖to sell 便宜cheap 收入income 角jiao (1/10 yuan); angle 万ten thousand 亿hundred million 公斤kilogram 斤jin (half a kilogram)千克kilogram 克gram 公里kilometre 租to rent 打工to do odd jobs; to work part-time

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