in English

numeral HSK 1
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

Measure word

  • classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc attested in use
  • next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard... attested in use
  • liàng classifier for vehicles attested in use
  • jiān between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars... attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 一 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ
Numbered strokes
Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 一 Show the animation

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • "亲爱的, 上床吧。" "不, 还不行。我在Tatoeba上还必须翻译一些句子。"

    "Honey, come to bed." "No, not yet. I still have to translate some sentences on Tatoeba."

  • "侏儒流氓"是德國導演韋納荷索在一九七零年的一部電影。

    Even Dwarfs Started Small is a 1970 film by German director Werner Herzog.

  • "妈妈,我能吃一块饼干吗?" "不行,不该在3餐间吃。"

    "Mum, can I have a biscuit?" "No, you shouldn't eat between meals."

  • “一只猫?”老先生问。

    "A cat?" asked the old man.

  • “你去哪儿了?”“我去了火车站送我的一个朋友。”

    "Where have you been?" "I have been to the station to see a friend off."

  • “你的汽车是什么牌子的?”“是一辆福特。”

    "What make is your car?" "It is a Ford."

  • “你累吗?“ “不,一点儿也不。“

    "Are you tired?" "No, not at all."

  • “啊!”是一个感叹词。

    "Ah!" is an interjection.

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