"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
就知
zau6 zi1
Just know
道
dou6
direction
way
road
path M: 条tiáo [条]
股gǔ [股]
principle
truth
morality
reason
skill
method
Dao (of Daoism)
to say
to speak
to talk
classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
province (of Korea or Japan)
channel
method
doctrine
teachings
換
wun6
to exchange
to change (clothes etc)
to substitute
to switch
to convert (currency)
to alter
紫
zi2
purple
violet
amethyst
Lithospermum erythrorhizon (flowering plant whose root provides red purple dye)
Japanese: murasaki
a surname
圖
tou4
diagram
picture
drawing
chart
map M: 张zhāng [张]
to plan
to scheme
to attempt
to pursue
to seek
intention
script of prophecy
plan
比
bei3
close
recent
until
till
to stand close together
to cling to
to collude with
橙
dang3
an alternative form of凳, stool
好
hou3
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
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