Characters · 1 stroke
一
yī one
Where the shape comes from
A single horizontal stroke for one. It is the first character almost every learner writes, and like every horizontal stroke it goes from left to right.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
一个
yí gè
one of something
一起
yìqǐ
together
第一
dì yī
first
Watch out: the mistake people make
Its tone moves: yí before a fourth tone, yì before the other three, and yī when counting. The character never changes.