one

A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.

Evolution

一 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
一 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
一 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
一 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
一 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

one; a, an; alone; 1; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Most common words with 一
Freq.
Word
Meaning

one

一起

together

一些

some

一定

surely

一直

always

Component uses

Meaning component in 9 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 9 characters (8 verified)

巿

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)

Unknown component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Distinguishing component in 1 character (1 verified)