The Chinese Radical: 一


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Meaning
one    一

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
one, 1, single, a (article)


One line: One finger
JLPT HSK 1
(negative prefix), not, no


Four strokes are not enough.
JLPT HSK 1
to come, to arrive, ever since, next
lái
Top: one , bottom: rice (with a long vertical stroke)
Because of one grain of rice I shall come?
JLPT HSK 1
upwards, on top, upon, above
shàng, shǎng
Ground , with a plant directing upwards. (opposite of)
From the horizontal ground, a plant is directed upwards.
JLPT HSK 1
down(wards), below, lower, later, next (week etc)
xià

Shows a line as ground and a plant's root underneath.
JLPT HSK 1
three, 3
sān

Three lines = three fingers
JLPT HSK 1
east
dōng

Simplified from , which shows a sun that rises behind a tree in the east.
JLPT HSK 1
master, teacher, expert
shī
Left: knife, right: one (here: stick) and cloth
He comes with a knife, a stick and good cloth: The master!
JLPT HSK 1
seven, 7


Looks like an arabic 7 upside down.
JLPT HSK 2
unit of length zhàng = 3.3 meters, gentleman
zhàng

Shows a big person with a wide step to measure the distance of 1 zhàng.
JLPT HSK 2
both, two, a few, tael(=50 grams unit = two ounces)
liǎng
Shows: inside with one further person , who is inside. (cf. third )
Two connected persons are inside , thus both
JLPT HSK 3
business, occupation, study, estate, property

It is shown a hill with an extinct volcanic vent. As radical it is understood as "hollow". Here however, as a tray with a glass || and other things.
A loaded tray stands for the business sector.
JLPT HSK 3
ten thousand, a great number
wàn

Derived from a swastika (Indian religious symbol) and stands for the ten thousand divinities/deities.
JLPT HSK 3
summer
xià
From top: cover (against the sun), I, myself (The emphasized eye is myself.), upturned foot (=sitting cross-legged)
Covered (= in the shade) I myself sit cross-legged, because it is summer.
JLPT HSK 3
further, moreover, and, yet more
qiě

Image of a pile of stones (stone cairn) on which a stone is added, therefore: further, moreover.
JLPT HSK 4
focused on one thing, concentrated, special, expert
zhuān
Simplified from 專. Appears like person on ski in a downhill-squat with two poles in the hands
When skiing, you have to be focused.
JLPT HSK 4
with, and, (same as 欤)
yú, yǔ, yù
An arabic five 5 and the Chinese one
'Five' and 'one' is an "and"-connection.
JLPT HSK 4
beautiful, pretty, elegant, fine
lí, lì
Top: one/cover , below: twice variant of usual (A table 机/ with a scratch is common.)
If you put a cover (tablecloth) over the two scratched tables, they again are beautiful.
JLPT HSK 4
to lose, to put aside, to abandon
diū
Top: any object , below: to leave (Below ground is the nose , which has left.)
An object, that has left: is lost.
JLPT HSK 5
book, booklet, classifier for books


Image of something bound, hold with a tie : A book
JLPT HSK 5
deficiency, deficit, luckily
kuī
One and winding seaweed
If there is only one seaweed, it's a real deficiency.
JLPT HSK 5
silk, thread, trace

Top: 2x thread 纟/, below: one
If the threads are fine like a 'one', it's silk.
JLPT HSK 6
to extinguish or put out, wipe out, to drown
miè
Top: a cover , below: fire
Cover the fire to extinguish it.
JLPT HSK 6
cluster, thicket, collection (of books)
cóng
Top: follow, obey (two persons), bottom: (Here: a row)
When the two persons develop into a row/line, it becomes a cluster.
JLPT HSK 6
Third in order, 3rd heavenly stems 十天干
bǐng
One , inside (originally altar with sth. placed on it)
One outside, two λ strokes inside makes: no. 3.
JLPT HSK 6
sieve, filter, to sift, screening (medicine)
shāi
Top: bamboo , bottom: master, teacher 师 (He has a knife , a stick and good cloth )
Bamboo was cut for it and the sieve is made of cloth : a sieve.
JLPT no HSK
to store, to save, stockpile
zhù
Left: money /貝, right: roof and one
We need money, because under the roof a stockpile shall be stored.
JLPT no HSK
rising to a height, towering, bald


Up to the measuring line are the legs , that's how high he is risen.
JLPT no HSK
deputy, assist
chéng
Top: 氶, (, water ), below: a stroke
The strokes at top and bottom give a channel (= freedom of action) for the water, that has equally a deputy.
JLPT no HSK
grand, great, glorious

Top and bottom: two , middle: small (cf. negation )
Between two boundaries something small can be: great.

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