一 yī one

Example sentences

我有一个儿子。Wǒ yǒu yí ge érzi.I have one son.
我想买一本书。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì běn shū.I want to buy a book.

HSK 1 — the first of the six levels: 150 words. You can greet people, say who you are and ask simple questions. In HSK 3.0, 一 is in band 1. HSK 1 explained

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This is the word for one.

中一。

Here it is in a sentence.

中我有一个儿子。

I have one son. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

一 is written in 1 stroke.

一 — the Chinese character for one (yī), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 一 — one

Senses

one
single
a (article)
as soon as
entire; whole; all; throughout
"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)

Related words

Where 一 lives

HSK 1 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 1 Practise Topic: Numbers Practise Topic: Quantities and measures Practise

一 is pronounced yī and means “one”.