迁

遷
qiān
#1,628 most
frequent character
to move
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

迁 has 千 qiān for the sound and 辶, a foot at a crossing. It first meant to climb or ascend. From that it grew to moving to a new position, and then to changing.

Drawn as: foot walking across intersection

迁 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
跹

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Example Sentences

我们打算下个月迁家。
wǒmen dǎsuàn xiàgèyuè qiān jiā 。
We plan to move house next month.
他因为工作原因需要迁往另一个城市。
tā yīnwèi gōngzuò yuányīn xūyào qiān wǎng lìng yígè chéngshì 。
He needs to move to another city because of work.
这座城市最近在迁移一些老房子。
zhè zuò chéngshì zuìjìn zài qiānyí yīxiē lǎo fángzǐ 。
This city has recently been moving some old houses.

Words with similar meanings

搬bān
to move
This word is also a verb that means to relocate or move something from one place to another, generally used in a more everyday context.
移yí
to shift
This verb indicates a more general shift or transport, often used in both physical and abstract contexts.

Homophones

HSK 2
千qiān
thousand
HSK 5
牵qiān
to pull (an animal on a tether)
签qiān
signature
铅qiān
lead

Words Starting With 迁

迁就qiān jiù
to yield; to adapt to; to accommodate to (sth)
迁徙qiān xǐ
to migrate; to move

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