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What does 一 mean in Chinese?

一 (yī) means "one; 1; 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" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 一?

一 is pronounced "yī" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 一?

一 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 1, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 一?

Common words with 一 include 一下儿 (erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4]), 一下 ((used after a verb) give it a go), 一下子 (in a short while), 一一 (one by one), 一世 (generation).

How do you write 一?

一 has 1 strokes. Its radical is 一. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

一 (yī) — one | Chinese Dictionary

一

yī

one; 1; single; a (article)

HSK 11 strokes

Character Breakdown

A single horizontal stroke means one

Radical: 一 (no. 1)Strokes: 1

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Definitions

one
1
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

Example Sentences

我有一个苹果。

Wǒ yǒu yī gè píngguǒ

I have one apple

Words Containing 一

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
一下儿	yī xià r	erhua variant of 一下[yi1 xia4]	HSK 1
一下	yī xià	(used after a verb) give it a go	HSK 2
一下子	yī xià zi	in a short while	HSK 5
一一	yī yī	one by one
一世	yī shì	generation
一并	yī bìng	variant of 一併\|一并, to lump together
一二	yī èr	one or two
一丁点	yī dīng diǎn	a tiny bit
一一对应	yī yī duì yìng	one-to-one correspondence
一一映射	yī yī yìng shè	bijective map (i.e. map between sets in math. that is one-to-one and onto)

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㔾(jié)— "seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)

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三框栏(sān kuàng lán)— name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22)

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三点水(sān diǎn shuǐ)— name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)

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Grammar Notes

Basic Measure Words (个, 本, 杯)HSK 1

Number / 这 / 那 + Measure Word + Noun

Completed Action with 了HSK 1

Subject + Verb + 了 + Object

Duration ComplementHSK 2

Subject + Verb + 了 + Duration (+ Object)

Basic Resultative ComplementsHSK 2

Subject + Verb + Resultative Complement (+ Object)

Directional 来/去HSK 2

Verb + Direction Verb + 来/去

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

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