one; single; a(n)
Animated Stroke Order 一
Stroke Order Diagrams 一
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HSK Vocabulary: 一
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 一 is used in context
1
tā他
yí一
dìng定
huì会
zhǔn准
shí时
dào到
dá达
。
He will certainly arrive on time.
2
wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
qù去
kàn看
diàn电
yǐng影
ba吧
。
Let's go to the movies together.
3
wǒ我
xū需
yào要
mǎi买
yì一
xiē些
shuǐ水
guǒ果
。
I need to buy some fruits.
4
tā他
yī一
jǔ举
ná拿
qǐ起
le了
shū书
。
He picked up the book in one move.
5
zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
yī一
jǔ举
jiě解
jué决
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
。
This plan solved all the problems at once.
6
tōng通
guò过
zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
，
tā他
yī一
jǔ举
chéng成
míng名
，
chéng成
wéi为
le了
dà大
jiā家
guān关
zhù注
de的
jiāo焦
diǎn点
。
Through this competition, he became famous overnight and became the focus of everyone's attention.
7
tā他
de的
yī一
jǔ举
yī一
dòng动
dōu都
hěn很
xiǎo小
xīn心
。
His every move is very careful.
8
zài在
gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
hé合
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhù注
yì意
zì自
jǐ己
de的
yī一
jǔ举
yī一
dòng动
。
In public places, we should pay attention to our every action.
9
zuò作
wéi为
gōng公
zhòng众
rén人
wù物
，
tā他
de的
yī一
jǔ举
yī一
dòng动
dōu都
shòu受
dào到
méi媒
tǐ体
de的
guān关
zhù注
。
As a public figure, his every move is under the scrutiny of the media.
10
tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
wán玩
，
yí一
shì事
wú无
chéng成
。
He plays all day and achieves nothing.
Information
Traditional一
Radical一
Strokes1
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1
Zhuyinㄧ
Components—
UnicodeU+4E00
CangjieM
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality