thousand
千 centers on the number one thousand. It is a simple numeral with no extended abstract meanings.
千 is a pictograph of a person with a line across the legs, originally representing a large number. The modern form is simplified but retains the basic shape.
The top stroke looks like a one, and the rest resembles a cross or a person. Think of one thousand as a big number marked by a single stroke.
For セン, imagine a thousand yen bill with the number 千 on it: 千 yen -> セン.
thousand; 1,000
Chiba (city, prefecture)
great depth; bottomless
1000 ri; (a) long distance
thousand years; many years
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
thousand years; millennium; eternity
plover
final day of a performance; closing date; final show
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
very long period; forever
great variety of flowering plants
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
clairvoyance; second sight
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara; thousand-armed Kannon
Kurile Islands
Chiba University