千手觀音 qiānshǒuguānyīn Thousand-Hand Guanyin (deity) Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 千 qiān numeral thousand thousand; the number 1,000; the financial form is 仟 qiān手 shǒu noun hand the part of the arm from the wrist down, including the palm and fingers观音 觀音 guānyīn Guanyin The Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy, an enlightened being in Buddhism who helps those in distress; also referred to as 观世音菩萨 guānshìyīnpúsà or 观自在 guānzìzài.