[[Radicals]] #Radicals #1-Stroke ## 一 (yī) Kanxi Radical 1 ![[Radical 001 - 一 (yī).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 一 (yī) is also known as the "one" radical. It is one of the simplest and most common radicals in Chinese characters. Its original meaning is "one" or "single," and it is often used as a phonetic component to indicate the pronunciation of a character. In many characters, it is also used as a semantic component to indicate the character's meaning. ## Examples [[丁 dīng]] - nail, small cube-shaped object [[七 qī]] - seven [[万 wàn]] - ten thousand [[三 sān]] - three [[上 shàng]] - above, up, top [[下 xià]] - below, down, under [[不 bù]] - not, no [[与 yǔ]] - and, with