one; a, an; alone

DEFINITIONS

一 yī
  • one
  • 1
  • single
  • a (article)
  • as soon as
  • entire
  • whole
  • all
  • throughout
  • "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  • also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

STROKES

WORDS

石二鳥 yī shí èr niǎo to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)
碗水端平 yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom); fig. to be impartial
神论 yī shén lùn monotheism; unitarianism (denying the Trinity)
神論 yī shén lùn monotheism; unitarianism (denying the Trinity)
秉虔诚 yī bǐng qián chéng earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
秉虔誠 yī bǐng qián chéng earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
秘 yī mì first secretary
种 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of
種 yī zhǒng one kind of; one type of
空 yī kōng leaving none left; (sold etc) out
窩蜂 yī wō fēng like a swarm of bees; everyone swarms around pushing and shouting; a hornet's nest
窮二白 yī qióng èr bái impoverished; backward both economically and culturally
窥端倪 yī kuī duān ní to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
窺端倪 yī kuī duān ní to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue
竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head); I don't understand a word (idiom); it's all Greek to me
站式 yī zhàn shì one-stop (service, shop etc)
笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
笔不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
筆不苟 yī bǐ bù gǒu lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly
筆勾銷 yī bǐ gōu xiāo to write off at one stroke
笔抹杀 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
筆抹殺 yī bǐ mǒ shā to blot out at one stroke; to reject out of hand; to deny without a hearing
笔抹煞 yī bǐ mǒ shā variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
筆抹煞 yī bǐ mǒ shā variant of 一筆抹殺|一笔抹杀[yi1 bi3 mo3 sha1]
等獎 yī děng jiǎng first prize