一(yī): one

HSK 11 stroke

one

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Character informationHSK 1

Pinyin: yī
Meaning: one; 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: 1
HSK level: HSK 1
Traditional: Same

Origin & structureWhere 一 comes from

Ideograph

Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Words with 一most common first

yī一xiē些

HSK 1

num.

some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er

yī一bàn半

HSK 1

num.

half

yī一xià下

HSK 1

num. / adv.

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the…

yī一diǎn点 ér儿

HSK 1

num.

erhua variant of 一点

yī一qǐ起

HSK 2

adv.

(in) the same place

yī一huì会 er儿

HSK 2

num. / adv.

a moment

yī一zhí直

HSK 3

adv.

straight (in a straight line)

yī一dìng定

HSK 3

adj. / adv.

surely; certainly; definitely

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