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Chinese Characters >  Y

This is the simplest Chinese character. It means 'one', corresponding to 1. But there are many derivative meanings.

Pronunciation: yi1

Meaning: one, a, an; each; per; single; same; whole; wholehearted.

Related Characters:
     The capital number for one
     The first of Ten Celestial Stems
     The Chinese number for two

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