HSK 1 · Numbers

一

yī

one

Stroke order of 一

一 is written with 1 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A single horizontal stroke — one finger lying flat.

Parts: one stroke 一 (pictograph of one counting rod)

Example sentence

我有一个儿子。

I have one son.

Words with 一

一半half 一些some; a few 有一些some; a little 一会儿a moment; a while 一边at the same time; side 一样the same; alike 一点儿a little 一起together 一块儿together 一下儿(once; a bit)一生all one's life 不一会儿in a short while 一直always; straight 一般ordinary; generally 一路平安have a safe trip 一路顺风bon voyage 一共altogether 一部分a part

More words: Numbers

二two 三three 四four 五five 六six 七seven 八eight 九nine 十ten 零zero 百hundred 两two (with measure words)半half 一半half 第(ordinal prefix)第二second

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