千
qiān
used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]
a picture of 千 → thousand (by phonetic borrowing)
千 originally depicted a person with a mark on the thigh, and was borrowed purely for its sound to mean 'thousand.' The components here don't carry that arithmetic story; the character's meaning comes from phonetic borrowing, not its parts.
公园里有一个秋千。
gōng yuán lǐ yǒu yī gè qiū qiān。
There is a swing in the park.
孩子们很喜欢荡秋千。
hái zi men hěn xǐ huān dàng qiū qiān。
The children really like swinging on the swing.
Words with 千
不远千里
bù yuǎn qiān lǐ
make light of traveling a thousand li
千兆
qiān zhào
giga-
千叶
qiān yè
Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
千古
qiān gǔ
for all eternity
千赫
qiān hè
kilohertz
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
远隔千里
yuǎn gé qiān lǐ
thousands of miles away
酒逢知己千杯少
jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo
a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom)
养兵千日，用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日，用在一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī shí
see 養兵千日，用兵一時|养兵千日，用兵一时[yang3 bing1 qian1 ri4 , yong4 bing1 yi1 shi2]
养兵千日，用在一朝
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī zhāo
lit. train an army for a thousand days to use it for one morning (idiom)
齿条千斤顶
chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng
rack and pinion jack