一(yī): one
HSK 11 stroke
one
Stroke order animation
Character information
- 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 & structure
Where 一 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
How to write 一 step by step
1 stroke — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
- 1
Words with 一
Common words using 一 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
to be a little bit careless; to have a moment of inattentiveness; accidentally
Open 一不小心 page →(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
Open 一事无成 page →Related characters
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