The story of 千

thousand

千, base on the deduction of the meanings of 芊(lush, green)and 扦(a short slender pointed object), is the picture of a man transplanting rice seedlings on the field, such meaning has been replaced by 插. There are many many rice seedlings on the field, so 千 generates the meaning of 'thousand'.

Vocabulary of 千

  • 九千 (nine thousands)
  • 千萬 (to be sure to do so)

Classification

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