一

Represents the number one and the concept of unity or singularity. · Kangxi radical 1

Represents the number one and the concept of unity or singularity.

Originally a simple horizontal line, representing the most basic counting mark or a single stroke. This straightforward pictograph directly shows 'one' through the simplest possible visual representation.

一 at a glance

Meaning
Represents the number one and the concept of unity or singularity.
Strokes
1
Characters
151
Role
Contributes meaning
Kangxi radical
1

Characters with 一 (114 of 151)

HSK 1 · 17

HSK 2 · 9

HSK 3 · 10

HSK 4 · 7

HSK 5 · 13

HSK 6 · 6

Beyond HSK · 52

匚fāng · "right open box" radical (Kangxi radical 22), occurring in 区, 医, 匹 etc丂kǎo · "breath" or "sigh" component in Chinese characters丄shàng · old variant of 上[shang4]亠tóu · "lid" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 8)亍chù · to step with the right foot (used in 彳亍[chi4 chu4])干gàn · tree trunk丌jī · "pedestal" component in Chinese characters亼jí · variant of 集[ji2]彑jì · variant of 彐[ji4]纟sī · "silk" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 120), occurring in 紅|红[hong2], 綠|绿[lu : 4], 累[lei4] etc万mò · used in 万俟[Mo4 qi2]囗wéi · enclosure兀wù · (literary) rising to a height; towering与yú · variant of 歟|欤[yu2]夫fú · (classical) this, that巿fú · (literary) variant of 韍|韨[fu2]丏miǎn · hidden from view廿niàn · twenty卅sà · thirty闩shuān · bolt屯tún · to station (soldiers)无mó · used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]尹yǐn · (literary) to administer; to govern曰yuē · to speak戋jiān · narrow皿mǐn · (bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container末me · variant of 麼|么[me5]丕pī · grand卌xì · forty乍zhà · at first卮zhī · old variant of 卮[zhi1]丞chéng · deputy兴xìng · feeling or desire to do sth戌qu · used in 屈戌兒|屈戌儿[qu1 qu5 r5]朱zhū · (bound form) cinnabar伫zhù · to stand for a long time (variant of 佇|伫[zhu4])更gèng · more巠jīng · underground watercourse丽lí · Korea佥qiān · all豕shǐ · hog苎zhù · used in 苧麻|苎麻[zhu4 ma2]亟jí · (literary) urgently; anxiously; earnestly罔wǎng · to deceive贮zhù · to store韭jiǔ · leek爰yuán · therefore兹cí · used in 龜茲|龟兹[Qiu1 ci2]蚩chī · ignorant鬲gé · earthen pot冡méng · old variant of 蒙[meng2]衰cuī · variant of 縗|缞[cui1]

Frequently asked questions

What does the component 一 mean?

一 means "Represents the number one and the concept of unity or singularity.". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.

How many Chinese characters contain 一?

151 characters in this dictionary contain 一, including ones at HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5, HSK 6.

Is 一 a radical?

Yes — 一 is Kangxi radical 1, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.

How many strokes does 一 have?

一 is written in 1 stroke.