仟

thousand (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

仟 = 亻 + 千 : Rosa Luxemburg and the Queen of Hearts investigate a suspicious kilo in front of the anthill. As they lift it, they discover it's a fake kilo: it weighs only 999g!

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仟 character breakdown

仟
- 亻
  - 丨
  - 丿
- 千
  - 丿
  - 十
    - 一
    - 丨

亻

rén = r + (e)n2

"person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 9)

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亻 = 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: Rosa Luxemburg. She's quite radical, and her name starts with "r", just like "ren2". Also, 亻appears at the left-hand side of characters, and Rosa is a leftist as well.

Robinson Crusoe (r) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are having their favorite snacks in the encampment's kitchen: Rosa is eating a banana (丿) and Robinson is eating a dinosaur bone (丨).

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千

qia̅n = qi + an1

thousand

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千 = 丿 + 十 : Mnemonic symbol: a 1 kg weight.

The Queen of Hearts (qi) dropped a kilogram (千) on her banana (丿) in front of the anthill (an1), and now she uses a cross (十) to try and revive it.

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