Write 千(qiān) (thousand) in Chinese character

千（qiān）

Origin:

“千”这个数目字是很难表达的，所以古人用读音相近的“人”字上面加一横（表示“一”的数目）的方法表示。

Because the number for one thousand is hard to represent by individual characters, people use “人,” which has similar pronunciation, and a “一” on top to express an amount.

Meaning:

thousand；a great amount of；a great number of；

Words:

一千(yī qiān): one thousand
千米(qiānmǐ): kilometer
千克(qiānkè): kilogram
秋千(qiūqiān): swing
千言万语(qiān yán wàn yǔ):tens of thousands of words

Sentences:

1、Zhè tiáo tiělù quán cháng 1956 qiānmǐ.
这条铁路全长1956千米。

The railway is 1,956 kilometers long.

2、Yī jù chéng shí de huà shèngguò qiān yán wàn yǔ.
一句诚实的话胜过千言万语。

One honest voice can be louder than a crowd of thousands.