一 (jat1 | yi1 yi4 yi2) : one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little

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一

jat1

yi1 yi4 yi2

[1] [numeral/article] one; a; an; the
[2] [adj] same; whole; all; throughout
[3] [pron] each; certain; another
[4] [adv] once; as soon as (as short for 一旦)
[5] [adv] a little; slightly
[6] [adv] suddenly; completely

Pinyin yi1 is standard reading, but changes tone to yi4 before characters of tones 1, 2, 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.

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Stroke count: 1

Level: 1

Radical: 一 (#1)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

一

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唔理三七廿一 m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 je6 jat1 = reject an objection to a course of action, “I don’t care”; regardless, irrespective 粵

曇花一現 taam4 faa1 jat1 jin6 tan2 hua1 yi1 xian4 = lit. the night blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived

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

一啲 jat1 di1 = some, a little 粵

一文 jat1 man1 = one dollar; one yuan 粵
See all 887 compounds (CantoDict reports 940 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 172 examples containing 一

一個星期有七天。
There are seven days in a week.

唔該，我想愛個一號餐，拎走。粵
Excuse me, I would like to have a Meal 1. Take-away.
[scenario: in McDonald's]

上星期日我同啲朋友一齊食晚飯。粵
Last Sunday, I had dinner with my friends together.

烏龍茶係茶嘅一種。粵
烏龍茶 is a type of tea.

一隊足球隊有十一個人。
A football team consists of eleven members.

一日飲八杯水。粵
Drink eight cups of water each day.

呢度有一間警崗粵
There's a police box here.

我買咗一梳蕉粵
I bought a hand of bananas.
[Lit. I buy already one hand bananas. ['Hand' is another term for 'bunch'.]]

我一點喺灣仔食晏。粵
I have lunch in Wanchai at 1:00 p.m.
["People + time + place + action" is one of the most common sentence patterns in Cantonese.]

你可唔可以同我開一開個風扇呀？粵
Can you please turn on the fan for me?

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