- 一(first; number one (pictographic))
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
His business collapsed dramatically.
to take a dive
His grades plummeted dramatically.
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
His business collapsed dramatically.
to take a dive
His grades plummeted dramatically.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
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