一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一样
yíyàng
the same, alike
Characters in this word
样 yàng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- Made of
- 木 tree 羊 sheep, goat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这两本书一样。 Zhè liǎng běn shū yíyàng. These two books are the same.
- 这两个杯子一样。 Zhè liǎng ge bēizi yíyàng. These two cups are the same.
- 今天跟昨天一样热。 Jīntiān gēn zuótiān yíyàng rè. Today is as hot as yesterday.