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千 is a phono-semantic compound, with the person radical 亻 on the top or left combined with the horizontal stroke for one 一. Its phonetic element is derived from 人. The character denotes the number one thousand. In common usage, it often extends to express a large quantity or multitude, as seen in idioms describing countless changes or endless generations.
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这本书有一千页。
他走了千里路。
我们学校有千名学生。
千千万万的人喜欢这部电影。
这座城市有千年历史。
他们检查了千份文件。
在千兆网络下，下载速度非常快。
经过千次实验，科学家终于发现了新元素。