- 一(first; number one (pictographic))
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case)
consistent characters (e.g. 搖|摇[yao2], 遙|遥[yao2] and 謠|谣[yao2], which share a phonetic component that reliably indicates that the pronunciation of the character is yáo)
(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case)
consistent characters (e.g. 搖|摇[yao2], 遙|遥[yao2] and 謠|谣[yao2], which share a phonetic component that reliably indicates that the pronunciation of the character is yáo)
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
A thread woven to its finest and most delicate level becomes sophisticated silk fabric.
A child born under a roof and learning to speak gives rise to written characters.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
A thread woven to its finest and most delicate level becomes sophisticated silk fabric.
A child born under a roof and learning to speak gives rise to written characters.
(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case)
(orthography) consistent words (e.g. "dean", "bean", and "lean", where "-ean" is pronounced the same in each case)
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