How to write 壹

壹 yī 1. "一"的大写。 ([En.] Capital form of "one".) 【本义】: 专一 ([En.] Original meaning: single-minded.) 【造字法】: 形声。小篆字形。从壶，吉声。"一"的大写。 ([En.] Phonetic-alphabetic structure. The small seal character is composed of the radical 壶 and phonetic 吉. Capital form of "one".) 【引】 1. 《说文》：壹，专一也。 ([En.] "Shuowen": "壹 means single-minded.") 2. 《荀子·大略》：君子壹教，凝子壹学，亟成。 ([En.] "Xunzi: The gentleman teaches with a united mind, and his students learn with a focused heart for quick success.") 3. 《左传·文公三年》：与人之壹也。 注: "壹，无贰心。" ([En.] "Zuo Zhuan: To be united with others. Note: "壹 means to have no divided heart.") 4. 《左传·昭二十年》：若琴瑟之专壹，谁能听之? ([En.] "Zuo Zhuan: If the qin and se are exclusively together, who can hear it?") 【例】 又如: 壹心 (同心;专心) ([En.] united heart; concentrated mind) 壹德 (谓一心一意) ([En.] single-minded virtue) 壹意 (专心致志) ([En.] focused determination) 壹定 (一贯不变，固定不变) ([En.] unchanging, fixed) 2. 统一;一致 ([En.] united; identical.) 【引】 1. 《商君书·赏刑》：圣人之为国也，壹赏，壹刑，壹教。 ([En.] "Shangjun Shu: The sage in governing the state implements unified rewards, unified punishments, and unified teaching.") 【例】 又如: 壹同 (统一) ([En.] united) 壹统 (一统) ([En.] unified) 壹意 (统一意志) ([En.] unified will) 壹体 (一致，如同一个整体) ([En.] unified as a whole) 壹气 (元气，统一不杂之气) ([En.] vital energy, unified and undivided energy) 3. 皆;一概;一律 ([En.] all; one and all.) 【引】 1. 《礼记·大学》：自天子以至于庶人，壹是皆一修身为本。 ([En.] "Liji: From the emperor to the common people, everyone practices self-cultivation as the foundation.") 【例】 又如: 壹是 (一概，一律) ([En.] all the same) 壹概 (一概，犹言齐一) ([En.] all uniformly) 壹切 (一切;全部) ([En.] everything; all) 壹匡 (一匡。使一切得到匡正) ([En.] to rectify everything.) 4. 一样;等同;同一 ([En.] same; equal.) 【引】 1. 《国语·晋语七》：镇静者修之，则壹。 ([En.] "Guoyu: The calm mind will achieve unity.") 【例】 又如: 壹齐 (齐一，划一) ([En.] unified; consistent) 壹体 (如同一个整体) ([En.] as a whole) --- 数 5. "一"的大写 ([En.] Capital form of "one".) 【引】 1. 《礼记·表记》：节以壹惠。 ([En.] "Liji: Festivals should be celebrated with unity.") 2. 《仪礼·士相见礼》：君答壹拜。 ([En.] "Yili: The lord returns one bow.") 6. ——常用于支票、银行票据等，以避免差错或涂改 ([En.] Commonly used in checks and bank notes to avoid errors or alterations.) 【引】 1. 《容斋五笔》：古书及汉人用字，如一之与壹，二之与贰，三之与叁，其义皆同。 ([En.] "Rongzhai Wubi: In ancient texts and Han characters, like 'one' and '壹', 'two' and '贰', 'three' and '叁', their meanings are the same.") 7. 表示数量、次数 ([En.] to indicate quantity, frequency.) 【例】 如: 壹再 (一再。一次再次，再三) ([En.] repeatedly; many times) 壹倡三叹 (谓一人歌唱，三人应和) ([En.] one person sings, three respond) 壹尊 (一尊。谓共尊立一帝) ([En.] one emperor) 壹适 (一度贡举或推荐) ([En.] one time of recommendation).