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

箭之仇 yī jiàn zhī chóu a wrong suffered (idiom); old grievance; previous defeat
箭双雕 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone
箭雙鵰 yī jiàn shuāng diāo lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone
节诗 yī jié shī stanza
節詩 yī jié shī stanza
籌莫展 yī chóu mò zhǎn to be unable to find a solution; to be at wits' end
箩筐 yī luó kuāng bucketloads of; in large quantities; extremely
籮筐 yī luó kuāng bucketloads of; in large quantities; extremely
粒老鼠屎坏了锅粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
粒老鼠屎壞了鍋粥 yī lì lǎo shǔ shǐ huài le yī guō zhōu lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
紙空文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
級 yī jí first class; category A
级士官 yī jí shì guān corporal (army)
級士官 yī jí shì guān corporal (army)
级方程式 yī jí fāng chéng shì Formula One
級方程式 yī jí fāng chéng shì Formula One
级棒 yī jí bàng first-rate; excellent (loanword from Japanese 一番, ichiban)
級棒 yī jí bàng first-rate; excellent (loanword from Japanese 一番, ichiban)
级头 yī jí tóu first stage (diving)
級頭 yī jí tóu first stage (diving)
统 yī tǒng to unify; unified
統 yī tǒng to unify; unified
毫 yī sī yī háo one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit; an iota
丝不挂 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit
絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom); absolutely naked; without a stitch of clothing; in one's birthday suit