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一

yī

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 1

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yī · jat1 (Jyutping)

  1. one
  2. single
  3. a (article)
  4. as soon as
  5. entire; whole; all; throughout
  6. "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
  7. also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

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Character breakdown

一

Meaning
one; a, an; alone
Radical
一
Strokes
1
Components
?
Cangjie
M
Four-corner
1000.0

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