Radical 1

一
214 ⿕ ◄	1	► ⼁ 2
Pinyin :	yī
Zhuyin :	一
Hiragana :	い ち ichi (= one)
Kanji :	一 ichi
Hangul :	한 han (하나)
Sinocorean :	일 il (= one)
Codepoint :	U + 4E00
Stroke sequence :

Radical 一 meaning “ one ” is one of six of the 214 traditional radicals in Chinese writing that consist of just a single stroke.

The sign looks similar to the Hangul sign ㅡ "eu" .

With 27 character combinations in Mathews' Chinese-English Dictionary (number 3016) it is relatively rare. In the Kangxi dictionary there were still 42 characters that could be found under this radical .

The radical 1 as a horizontal line (橫 héng) belongs to the eight principles of the character 永 (永字八法 Yǒngzì Bāfǎ), which are the basis of Chinese calligraphy .

The character developed from the pictorial representation of an outstretched index finger, which is also the reason why it - in contrast to the Roman numeral I - is written horizontally. Other sources derive the character from ancient Chinese calculators.

The basic meaning of the character extends to the meanings "unity, union".

The horizontal line represents the most diverse things. In the sign of rain, the horizontal line above represents the sky. Under the sun it becomes the horizon over which it rises. Inside a double-leaf door, it is the bolt. In the word "heaven" the line includes everything that is above the person.

Character compounds ruled by radical 1

Finger sign for "1"

Yǒngzì Bāfǎ: dash 横héng

Strokes	character
+ 00	一
+ 01	丁 丂七丄 丅 丆
+ 02	丈万三 上下与丌
+ 03	不 丏 丐 丑 丒 专
+ 04	且 丕 世 丘 丙 业 丛 东 丝
+ 05	丞 丟 丠 両
+ 06	丣 两 严
+ 07	並 丧

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 1 is coded under the code point number 12.032 (U + 2F00).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 236 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 1  - Graphic representations of Radikal 1

Wiktionary: 一  - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of radical 1 on page 4