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
1927 Shanghai massacre of communists
Grade One State protected (species)
Grade One State protected (species)
Bopomofo
Bopomofo
together
fig. there's no place like home
fig. there's no place like home
uniform; even; homogeneous
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
to have one's defenses in good order (idiom)
to do more than is required (idiom); superfluous
first-year university student
a bit bigger
unification (of the nation); large scale unification
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geography
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geographical encyclopedia, compiled 1285-1294 under Jamal al-Din zā mǎ lá dīng and Yu Yinglong yú yìng lóng, 755 scrolls
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan geography book
Da Yuan Dayitongzhi, Yuan dynasty geography
to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked
to have a square meal
evil people are bad all over the world
evil people are bad all over the world
the theory that man is an integral part of nature
(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other