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
fig. empty vessels make the most noise
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. zhuàng yuán, bǎng yǎn, and tàn huā, respectively)
sixty years
(fig.) one's turf; a piece of land of 1.3 mu
(fig.) one's turf; a piece of land of 1.3 mu
to limp; to hobble
once it gets started there's no stopping it
once it gets started there's no stopping it
to be impossible to stop once started
to be impossible to stop once started
fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
obvious at a glance (idiom)
until now; for a long time now; in the past always
until now; for a long time now; in the past always
straight ahead
one's own wishful thinking
one's own wishful thinking
in a wink
as far as the eye can see
to see through something at first glance (idiom)
to have a glimpse at; to look; to observe (sth's splendor)
glance; glimpse
split second
to say something spot on (idiom)
to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)