- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
to blot out at one stroke
to blot out at one stroke
He dismissed all the efforts with a single stroke.
to reject out of hand
We cannot dismiss all of his efforts with a single stroke.
to deny without a hearing
You cannot dismiss all of his efforts with a single stroke.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.
Using your hand to brush from root to tip is the motion of coating or smearing.
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
to blot out at one stroke
to blot out at one stroke
He dismissed all the efforts with a single stroke.
to reject out of hand
We cannot dismiss all of his efforts with a single stroke.
to deny without a hearing
You cannot dismiss all of his efforts with a single stroke.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
A brush made from animal hair attached to a bamboo handle produces the strokes of writing.
Using your hand to brush from root to tip is the motion of coating or smearing.
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
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