Hanzi Explorer
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Hanzi breakdown

Explore how a character is built, identify its meaning and sound components, then practise writing it stroke by stroke.

Enter up to eight Chinese characters. Detailed breakdowns cover all 625 characters used in HSK 1–3 here.

一1 / 1
Character breakdownyī / Meaning compound
一
yī

Definition: one

Strokes
一
Radical一one
TypeMeaning compound

How it works

一 is a meaning compound: its parts are combined to express an idea.

Common words 11

  • 一起 HSK 1yìqǐtogether
  • 一点儿 HSK 1yìdiǎnra few · a little
  • 一下 HSK 2yí xiàused after a verb to indicate a brief action
  • 第一 HSK 2dì-yīfirst
  • 一直 HSK 2yìzhístraight · all along