"one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1)
also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
first (positional)
one part of a fraction, such as 'a' quarter, an eighth
a short duration (when used with a verb)
each
same
dedicated
from the start
粒
nap1
grain
granule
classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)
a small particle
to have rice as food
ten thousand
a quantifier for hours
a 'pip' on the shoulder of police's uniform indicating the rank
灵
ling4
spiritual
effective
丹
daan1
dan
吞
tan1
to swallow
to take
to annex
to engulf
to gulp
入
jap6
to enter
to go into
to join
to become a member of
to confirm or agree with
abbr. for 入声rùshēng [入声]
to receive
to sink
harmonize with
to arrive at
to put in
腹
fuk1
abdomen
stomach
belly
interior
inside
heart
mind
front
to carry
始
ci2
to begin
to start
then
only then
a beginning
a surname
first
知
zi3
an alternative form for 智,wisdom
我
ngo5
I
me
my
us
we
our
self
命
ming6
life
不由
bat1 jau4
can't help but
天
tin1
day
sky
heaven
natural
given by nature
god
season
weather
emperor
imperial
the most important thing in life
husband
celestial
above one's head
the cover of a coffin
希望
hei1 mong6
hope
通
tung1
to go through
to know well
(suffix) expert
to connect
to communicate
open
to clear
classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
to pass through
common
unobstructed
to reach
to notify
general
whole
throughout
logical
coherent
to unblock
过
go3
pass
炼
lin6
refine
术
seot6
art
长
coeng4
long
生
sang1
to be born
to give birth
life
to grow
raw
uncooked
student
living
lifetime
birth
living beings
a male actor
to happen
to occur
to produce
to create
crude
alive
strange
unfamiliar
keenly in
abruptly
rudely
by force
rudely
unskilled
used as a suffix to adverbs
a surname
Mr
不
fau2
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
老
lou5
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
venerable (person)
experienced
of long standing
always
all the time
of the past
very
outdated
(of meat etc) tough
old age
abbreviation for Laotse, the founder of Taoism
a surname
to retire from official service
to become old
to honor the aged
shameless, thick-skinned
familiar term of respect for elderly people
decrepit
hardened
steady
trustworthy
dark
deep (colour)
youngest (in Beijing dialect)
parents
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