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
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
(literary) to smile
(literary) to smile
if by any chance; just in case; contingency
surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
all the people united as one
Xiao Yishan, modern Qing history scholar
Xiao Yishan, historian of Qing China
Bo Yibo, senior Chinese communist leader
to look down upon everything
to look down upon everything
to form a cohesive whole; to fuse together
to form a cohesive whole; to fuse together
to fuse together (idiom); hypostatic union (religion)
not as it seems; two-faced
two-faced; not as it seems
to think and act as one
family-like close relationship (idiom)
(idiom) to say one thing and do another
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
to have a try
to have a try
to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
when all is said and done; at the end of the day