A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | 'jit | ʔi[t] | one |
說文解字
《說文》：“一，惟初太始，道立於一，造分天地，化成萬物。弌，古文一。”
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Simplified
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Simplified
Pictograph of one stalk of bamboo. Same as one half of the character for bamboo (竹).
Character Evolution
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Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaH | kˤa[r]-s | tally, piece, item |
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Traditional
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Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | dejX | lˤeʔ | alternate |
| Zhengzhang | l'eːʔ | ||
| l'eːs | |||
| Unicode | dhěi | ||
| dhèi |
說文解字
更易也。从辵虒聲。
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Traditional
Components
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaH | kˤa[r]-s | piece, item |
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