一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一
yī
one
Character
Example phrases
- 我有一个中国朋友。 Wǒ yǒu yí ge Zhōngguó péngyou. I have a Chinese friend.
- 我买了一本书。 Wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū. I bought a book.
- 我有一个哥哥。 Wǒ yǒu yí ge gēge. I have one older brother.
- 桌子上有一杯水。 Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì bēi shuǐ. There's a glass of water on the table.
- 我们等了一个小时。 Wǒmen děng le yí ge xiǎoshí. We waited for an hour.
- 他一天吃三次饭。 Tā yì tiān chī sān cì fàn. He eats three times a day.
- 他一天学一个字。 Tā yì tiān xué yí ge zì. He learns one character a day.
- 你有一个本子吗？ Nǐ yǒu yí ge běnzi ma? Do you have a notebook?
- 老师有一杯水。 Lǎoshī yǒu yì bēi shuǐ. The teacher has a glass of water.
- 一个人在家。 Yí ge rén zài jiā. One person is at home.
Related words
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bù yídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while
- 一部分 yí bùfen one part