qiān HSK2

thousand

  • edit character approved — "一 is a distinguishing mark, so 千 isn't a phonosemantic compound. ( 說文新證 p.155-156)" by Hsmq
    Hint
    Phonosemantic compound. 一 represents the meaning and 亻 represents the sound. Derived from 人. 一 was added as a distinguishing mark to represent "thousand".
    Components
    • Distinguishing
      • type: meaning distinguishing
    Stroke fragments (simplified)
    • Component 1: 2 1,3
    • Component 2: 1,3 2
    Sources

    Changed: hint, components, sources, strokes (simp), fragments (simp), images

    edit character by Hsmq

    approved by Prismcool

  • edit character approved — "verify" by Peter Olson
    Components
    • Meaning
      • type: distinguishing meaning
    Sources

    Changed: verified, components, sources

    edit character by Peter Olson