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
from head to toe; whole body; a suit of clothes
(idiom) dead end; road to ruin
simultaneously; directly; rapidly
completely; thoroughly (idiom); very clean
each and every one
(to disappear etc) in an instant; like a wisp of smoke
motionless
in a great mess; chaotic
carbon monoxide CO
dying; at one's last gasp
together
one day; sometime in the future
November; eleventh month (of the lunar year)
same as yī yàng; the same
nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
could happen at any moment; on the verge
to not say a word (idiom)
one or two; a few
failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly
to stake all on one throw
single; only; sole
to get sth done once and for all
to capture them all in one go
gone forever
one's own wishful thinking