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
trinity; Holy Trinity
three women makes a crowd
three women makes a crowd
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
many minds together beat one smart person
variant of 三個臭皮匠,賽過一個諸葛亮,赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
group wisdom is better than one expert
teamwork brings wisdom; many minds beat one
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
DTP vaccination
previous one
previous one
once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy
to go to the bathroom; (coll.) to go pee
to go to the bathroom; (coll.) to go pee
preceding page
preceding page
the next one
the next one
next
the next step
the next stop (of a bus etc)