一 — Chinese character
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
- Pinyin
- yī
- Radical
- 1 ⼀ (One)
- Strokes
- 1
- Formation
- ideographic — Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
- Japanese
- 一 as a kanji
Common words with 一
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一个 (一個) | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一样 (一樣) | yī yàng | same; like |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
| 一起 | yī qǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 一种 (一種) | yī zhǒng | one kind of; one type of |
| 一切 | yī qiè | everything; every |
| 一次 | yī cì | first; first time |
| 一般 | yī bān | same; ordinary |
| 一点 (一點) | yī diǎn | a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit |
| 一下 | yī xià | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly |
English words written with 一
一 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 15 · Analects 32 · Art of War 21 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 124 · Zhuangzi 233 · Great Learning 9 · Doctrine of the Mean 11
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 11
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 42
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 67
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