一样
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
一样 (yīyàng) · same
一样 (yīyàng) means “same; alike”. It is written with 2 characters: 一 (one) + 样 (form). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 一样 is built
The characters
一 yī · one
What 一 is made of
一 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 1 strokes.
Origin hint: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
样 yàng · form
What 样 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 羊 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的手机一样。Wǒmen de shǒujī yīyàng.Our phones are the same.
你的和我的一样吗?Nǐ de hé wǒ de yīyàng ma?Is yours the same as mine?
Questions about 一样
What does 一样 mean?
一样 (yīyàng) means “same; alike”.
How do you pronounce 一样?
一样 is pronounced yīyàng.
Which HSK level is 一样?
一样 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 一半yībànhalf
- 一会儿yīhuìra moment
- 一块儿yīkuàirtogether
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 一边yībiānone side
- 一点儿yīdiǎnra little
- 一起yīqǐtogether
- 一些yīxiēsome
- 不一定bùyīdìngnot necessarily
- 不一会儿bùyīhuìrbefore long
Learn 一样 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 40: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.