one; 1; single

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 2nd character
Radical ⼀ (1.0)
Strokes 1
Index # 1

Definitions

一 yī
  1. 1. one
  2. 2. 1
  3. 3. single
  4. 4. a (article)
  5. 5. all
  6. 6. whole
  7. 7. entire
  8. 8. throughout
  9. 9. as soon as
  10. 10. also pr. yāo for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
  11. 11. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Stroke order

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Words containing 一

Word Meaning
completely; thoroughly (idiom); very clean
to have achieved nothing; to get nowhere
Jan 28 Incident, 1932 Shanghai war with Japan
January 28 Incident, 1932 Shanghai war
fig. to ride on sb else's success
fig. to ride on sb else's success
to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
to be getting worse with each generation
to treat along with all the others; to lump together
firstly, ...
gradually; little by little; in the course of time
one China policy
one China policy
alone (without company); by oneself (without assistance)
alone (without company); by oneself (without assistance)
each and every one
incessantly; continuously; persistently
erhua variant of yī gè jìn
erhua variant of yī gè jìn
one and a half
one and a half
to live miles apart (idiom)
to live miles apart (idiom)
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute