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Mythic Mandarin

一样 (yī yàng): meaning and stroke order

一样 (yī yàng) means same, like, equal to, the same as, just like.

一样

Simplified
一样
Traditional
一樣
Pinyin
yī yàng

Stroke order of 一样

一

  • yī one; single
  • 1 stroke

Stroke by stroke

样

  • yàng manner; pattern
  • 10 strokes
  • Traditional form: 樣

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 一样

  1. yī yàng Traditional 一樣
    • same
    • like
    • equal to
    • the same as
    • just like

Radicals of the characters

一
Radical 一 (Kangxi radical 1) · 1 stroke
样
Radical 木 (Kangxi radical 75) · 10 strokes · 木 on the left, 羊 on the right

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

一样 in our stories

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  • 方明问:“你喝什么?”叶子说:“跟你一样。”

    Fāng Míng wèn nǐ hē shénme Yèzi shuō gēn nǐ yíyàng

    Fang Ming asked, "What would you like to drink?" Yezi said, "The same as you."

    From the story The first date HSK 2

  • 很久以前,天上有十个太阳,地上热得像火一样。

    hěn jiǔ yǐqián tiān shàng yǒu shí gè tàiyáng dì shàng rè de xiàng huǒ yíyàng

    Long ago there were ten suns in the sky, and the earth was as hot as fire.

    From the story Chang'e flies to the moon HSK 3

  • 它长着龙一样的头、鹿一样的身体,头上还有一只角。

    tā zhǎng zhe lóng yíyàng de tóu lù yíyàng de shēntǐ tóu shàng háiyǒu yì zhī jiǎo

    It has a head like a dragon's, a body like a deer's, and a single horn on its head.

    From the story The qilin HSK 4

Stories using 一样

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).