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一 - yī

one; a, an; alone

one; a, an; alone

How to read 一

Click 一 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishone; a, an; alone
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

一个 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 一起. Please read 一天 one more time.

Common words with this character

one item; one person
together
one day
the same

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 一 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 一个 and 一起 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 一.