一 yī one
Made with a single stroke.
Ancient small seal form 
Sounds same
医 yī (doctor) ; 衤 yī (clothes) ; 衣 yī (clothes)Different tone
颐 yí ; 宜 yí (proper) ; 夷 yí (barbarians) ; 乚 yǐ (hidden) ; 以 yǐ (to use) ; 椅 yǐ (chair) ; 已 yǐ (already) ; 乙 yǐ (twist) ; 易 yì (easy) ; 亿 yì (100,000,000) ; 益 yì ; 义 yì (justice) ; 亦 yì (also) ; 邑 yì (city) ; 弋 yì (catch) ; 艺 yì (skill) ; 忆 yì (to recollect) ; 意 yì (idea) ; 异 yì (different)Radical
Index 1 used in: 百 bǎi (hundred) ; 丙 bǐng (third in order) ; 不 bù (no; not) ; 丑 chǒu (shameful) ; 旦 dàn (dawn) ; 德 dé (virtue) ; 画 huà (to draw) ; 或 huò (maybe) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 开 kāi (begin) ; 丽 lì (beautiful) ; 两 liǎng (pair) ; 蒙 měng (Mongol) ; 灭 miè (to extinguish) ; 且 qiě (and) ; 世 shì (life) ; 与 yǔ (to give) ; 再 zài (again) ; 正 zhèng (correct)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
八字没一撇 bā zì méi yì piě You can't do everything on your own百闻不如一见 bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn Delighted to meet you in person at last. Seeing at first hand gives valuable information. The story is of a Han dynasty veteran general Zhao Chongguo who went to see the situation for himself at the frontier rather than relying on secondhand reports. His wise analysis quickly solved the problem with the incursions of northern tribes
别别具一格 bié jù yī gé Doing things your own way
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ, fēi yí rì zhī hán It takes time to achieve satisfactory results
吃一堑,长一智 chī yī qiàn, cháng yí zhì Gain wisdom from experience of setbacks
赐子千金不如教子一艺 cì zǐ qiān jīn bù rú jiào zǐ yī yì Learning a new skill will pay dividends in the future
Phrases
一 个 星 期 yī gè xīng qī One week一 个 月 yī gè yuè One month
你 好 我 要 买 一 张 票 nǐ hǎo wǒ yào mǎi yī zhāng piào Hello, I want to buy a ticket
等 一 等 děng yī děng Wait a moment
我 要 一 瓶 青 岛 啤 酒 wǒ yào yī píng qīng dǎo pí jiǔ I want a bottle of Qingdao beer
请 给 我 一 双 筷 子 qǐng gěi wǒ yī shuāng kuài zǐ Please bring me a pair of chopsticks