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壱 = 士 + 冖 + 匕

壱 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “number one”. It is built from 士 (scholar), 冖 (cover) and 匕 (spoon).

Keyword
number one
Pinyin (Mandarin)
yī
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
номер один
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
壱 i (one)

Decomposition

ids

  1. 士 scholar
  2. 冖 cover
  3. 匕 spoon

How to find 壱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “scholar” + “cover” + “spoon”. 壱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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