一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.

一 character breakdown

The character 一 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 一 as component

㝉

宁

zhù = zhu + Ø4

to store / to stand / space between the door and the entrance screen

爰

yuán = yu + an2

therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money

爰 = 爫 + 一 + 友 : Mnemonic symbol: a flowchart.

Yu the Great (yu) shows her boyfriend (友) a flowchart (爰) in the anthill's kitchen (an2). On it it is written what he has to do in order to spend the night with her. First, he has to use a razor (爫) and shave his beard. Second, he has to play a song on a flute (一) for her. He wants to spend the night with Yu the Great, therefore (爰) he follows the items on the flowchart.

爰

yuán = yu + an2

surname Yuan

虐

nüè = nü + e4

oppressive / tyrannical

冡

méng = m + (e)ng2

old variant of 蒙[meng2]

巿

fú = fu + Ø2

see 韍|韨[fu2] / a kind of clothing in ancient China

沛

pèi = p + ei4

copious / abundant

沛 = 氵 + 一 + 巾 : Pinocchio (p) wants to clean his flute (一) very thoroughly, so he makes use of the abundant (沛) water bottles (氵) and towels (巾) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4) to rinse and dry his flute in turns many times.

丞

chéng = ch + (e)ng2

deputy

丞 = 一 + 氶 : The deputy (丞) find Charlie Chaplin's (ch) flute (一) lying around in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). She wants to try it out, but accidentally knocks over Charlie's precious 氶 water bottle (氶). Charlie gets furious and shoots the deputy, but he doesn't shoot the sheriff.

襄

xia̅ng = xi + ang1

to help / to assist / mutual assistance / to rush into or up / to raise or hold up / high / tall / old variant of 欀 / chariot horse (old) / change (old)

襄 = 衣 + 口 + 井 + 一 : Marie Curie (xi) is cooperating with a lot of people (襄) in a communal effort (襄) to dig a well (井) in front of the anglepod (ang1). The summer is very hot, so everyone is wearing kilts (衣). They dig the well using flutes (一) and they hope that they will unearth lots of mandarins (口) to create a mandarin well.

襄

xia̅ng = xi + ang1

surname Xiang