Chinese Character 一 (jat1 | yi1 yi4 yi2) : number one

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一
jat1 yi1 yi4 yi2
[1] one; unit [2] once [3] as soon as; once [4] one principle [5] single; alone [6] a; an; the [7] each; per; every time [8] another [9] whole; all; throughout; complete [10] union; uniformity; uniform [v] unify; unite [11] so; such; to such extent [12] same; together [13] a little In Mandarin, 一 /yi1/ changes tone to /yi4/ before characters of tones 1, 2, and 3, and to /yi2/ before characters of tone 4. 壹 is a variant of 一, the "full form" of 一, used in certain formal settings such as when dealing with currency. Stroke count: 1 Level: 1 Radical: 一 (#1)
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This character was last edited on 10th May 2008
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一百 jat1 baak3 yi1 bai3 = one hundred 一生 jat1 sang1 yi1 sheng1 = lifetime, lifespan, a whole life 星期一 sing1 kei4 jat1 xing1 qi1 yi1 (PRC), xing1 qi2 yi1 (Taiwan) = Monday 十一月 sap6 jat1 jyut6 shi2 yi1 yue4 = November 一月 jat1 jyut6 yi1 yue4 = January 一下 jat1 haa5 yi1 xia4 = awhile; once 一石二鳥 jat1 sek6 ji6 niu5 = to kill two birds with one stone 一啲 jat1 di1 = some, a little粵一文 jat1 man1 = one dollar; one yuan粵一蚊 jat1 man1 = One dollar; ten thousand, ten thousand dollars粵 See all 660 compounds
Showing 10 of 60 examples containing 一一個星期有七天。 edit There are seven days in a week. 你可唔可以同我開一開個風扇呀？粵 edit Can you please turn on the fan for me? 我一生一世都會愛你。 edit I'll love you for the rest of my life. 我一見到我父母就好開心。粵 edit I am very happy upon seeing my parents. 我突然好癐，等我瞓一下。粵 edit I'm suddenly very tired, let me sleep for a bit. 你一有消息就通知我啦。 edit Once you have the news then let me know. 我哋一係去圖書館一係返屋企。粵 edit We either go the the library or go home. 下次一樣粵 edit "Next time, (you do it) the same way" [eg: when showing someone the correct way to do something.] 次次都一樣粵 edit "(do it) the same way each time" [eg: when demonstrating how to do something] 你喺邊一個國家來㗎？粵 edit Which country are you from? Show all 60 examples Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 一
Unicode code for this character: U+4e00 (off-site link)

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