千

Its radical is 十 (meaning "ten").

Primarily, it means one thousand (1000). Additionally, it can also mean field ridge, embankment between fields, or a swing (represented by the character 韆). It is a phono-semantic compound character and is the simplified form of 韆.

The character combines the meaning of 一 ("one") and the sound component 人 ("person") to express the meaning "thousand."

(financial) 仟, 阡

For anti-counterfeiting purposes, a variant form 仟 is sometimes used in place of 千, and this is considered a homophone variant.