一

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See also yi, ‐, –, -, −, —, ー, and 丨

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Translingual[edit]

Stroke order
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Stroke order
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Alternative forms[edit]

Phonosemantic interpretation[edit]

Old_Chinese Initial /*-k/ lends semantic value Frame. Final consonant /*-t/ lends semantic value Cut/Divide/Reduce. An ideogram suggesting unity, or fullness. Source: Howell & Morimoto

Etymology[edit]

一 is the simplified form of 弌, potentially representing an outstretched finger.

一 一 一 一
Oracle bone script Bronze inscriptions Large seal script Small seal script

Han character[edit]

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Radical 1 一

一 (radical 1 一+0, 1 stroke, cangjie input 一 (M), four-corner 10000)

  1. one
  2. alone
  3. Radical 一

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 75, character 1
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1
  • Dae Jaweon: page 129, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 1, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+4E00

Cantonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Chinese *?yit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /jɐt˥/

Hanzi[edit]

一 (jyutping jat1, Yale yat1)

Numeral[edit]

一 (jyutping jat1, yale yat1)

  1. (cardinal) one

Hakka[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

一 (POJ yit, Guangdong jit7; jt7 [Meixian], zit7 [Hailu], Hagfa Pinyim yid5)

References[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

一 (grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. one
  2. "one" radical (いち)

Alternative forms[edit]

  • 壱 (financial or formal)

Readings[edit]

Compounds[edit]

Compound words that contain 一

Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Sinitic 一, from Old Chinese *?yit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

一 (hiragana いち, romaji ichi)

  1. one, 1
  2. the beginning
  3. unity

Numeral[edit]

Japanese cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : 一

一 (hiragana いち, romaji ichi)

  1. (cardinal) one, 1
Idioms[edit]
  • 一からやり直す
    いちからやりなおす
    ichi kara yarinaosu
    start over from scratch
  • 一から十まで
    いちからじゅうまで
    ichi kara jū made
    (literally. from one to ten)
    all, without exception; from A to Z
  • 一か八か
    いちかばちか
    ichi ka bachi ka
    it's a gamble; sink or swim
  • 一もにも無く
    いちもにもなく
    ichi mo ni mo naku
    unhesitatingly

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Japanese.

/hito2/: [pitə] > [ɸitə] > [ɸito] > [çito]

Pronunciation[edit]

Number[edit]

一 (hiragana ひと, romaji hito)

  1. (cardinal) one

Etymology 3[edit]

From 始め (hajime, “beginning, first”), stem noun form of verb 始める (hajimeru, “to begin something”). The use of the kanji 一 for the reading hajime is an example of jukujikun.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: [ha̠d͡ʑime̞]

Proper noun[edit]

一 (hiragana はじめ, romaji Hajime)

  1. A male given name

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

一
Eumhun:

  • Sound (hangeul): 일 (revised: il, McCune-Reischauer: il, Yale: il)
  • Name (hangeul): 하나 (revised: hana, McCune-Reischauer: hana, Yale: hana)

Numeral[edit]

一

  1. (cardinal) one

Mandarin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Chinese *?yit.

Pronunciation[edit]

Hanzi[edit]

一 (pinyin yī (yi1), Wade-Giles i1)

Compounds[edit]

compound words that contain 一

Numeral[edit]

一 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin yī)

  1. (cardinal) one

Note Often pronounced yāo when giving a sequence of digits such as a telephone number.

Min Nan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • 一 (traditional, POJ it)
  • 一 (traditional, POJ chi̍t)

Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

一 (nhất, nhắt, nhứt)

References[edit]

Wu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /iɔ/, /iɪʔ/

Latin Alphabet: ih

Shanghai Accent：iɪʔ

Suzhou Accent：iɤʔ

Ningbo Accent：iɪʔ

Wenzhou Accent：

Zhuyin Fuhao:ㄧㄝ

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