迁 qiān — to move; to migrate; to relocate; to shift; to transfer; to remove

迁

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #451

Traditional: 遷

qiān qian1

Basic definition

  1. verb to move; to migrate; to relocate; to shift; to transfer; to remove e.g 迁移迁居迁徙搬迁
  2. verb to change; to transform; to shift; to evolve; to alter; to move on e.g 变迁事过境迁迁延
  3. verb to promote; to transfer; to advance; to rise in rank; to be transferred upward e.g 升迁迁升

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。从辵,“辵”表移动。形声字声旁有时有表意作用,此即一例。本义:向高处迁移)
  2. ascend e.g 迁莺
  3. promote e.g 迁于乔木 · 迁除 · 迁乔 · 迁封 · 迁官
  4. move;migrate;change one's residence e.g 迁次 · 迁幸 · 迁神 · 迁海 · 迁祔 · 迁冗 · 迁京 · 迁座 · 迁土 · 迁宅 · 迁邻
  5. change e.g 事过境迁 迁正 · 迁易 · 迁染 · 迁兰变鲍 · 迁日
  6. die e.g 迁神 · 迁形 · 迁徂 · 迁殂 · 迁逝
  7. banish e.g 迁放 · 迁逐 · 迁窜
  8. banish from the court e.g 迁斥 · 迁臣 · 迁削 · 迁凑 · 迁寺
  9. disperse e.g 迁逃 · 迁逝 · 迁摇
noun
  1. Qian prefecture
  2. 姓

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