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Chinese symbol for “thousands”

数以千计
shù yǐ qiān jì
Traditional: 數以千計
thousands (of sth)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thousands is 数以千计 (shù yǐ qiān jì), defined as: thousands (of sth).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

数 shù
count, number, several
radical 66 ⽁ · 13 strokes
以 yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
radical 9 ⼈ · 5 strokes
千 qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
radical 24 ⼗ · 3 strokes
计 jì
to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “thousands”

WordPinyinMeaning
成千chéng qiānthousands

Related words

Other words that share a character with 数以千计.

WordPinyinMeaning
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
人数 (人數)rén shùnumber of people
数字 (數字)shù zìnumeral; digit
数量 (數量)shù liàngamount; quantity; quantitative
多数 (多數)duō shùmajority; most
少数 (少數)shǎo shùsmall number; few
可以kě yǐcan; may
以及yǐ jíand; as well as
千万 (千萬)qiān wànten million; countless
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project

See also: Japanese symbol for “thousands”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.