Taxonomy of meanings for 壹:　　

  • 壹 yī (OC: qid MC: ʔit) 於悉切 入 廣韻：【專壹又合也誠也輩也醇也又虜三字姓後魏書云壹斗眷氏後改爲明氏 】
    • ONE
      • nsubjectone person
      • vadNone
      • nabsingle overall unified vision of thingsCH
      • adverbial>ONCE
        • vadVfor just one single time; once, one time (versus 再 "twice"); at any time; also: 壹陰兮壹陽
        • viactdo something once
        • v[adV]doing a certain thing once
        • vadVonce and for allCH
        • grammaticalised>AS SOON AS
          • vadV.postN:adSas soon as (either temporal or logical!)
          • vadV.adSas soon as, once (then...)
          • vadV.postN{SUBJ}:adSas soon as
      • adnominal>SAME
        • vadNthe same, one and the same
        • vibe the same
        • vtoNbe the same with regard to (something)
        • vibe even-handed; be impartial; be one and the same to all; be consistentCH
        • nabsingle even-handed overall visionCH
        • vadVin one and the same wayCH
        • direction>STRAIGHT
          • nabactimpartial morally straight effort
          • viactbe consistent, impartial in action
          • action>CONCENTRATE
            • vichangeto become concentrated; to concentrate; be concentrated on one note
            • vtoNcausativeconcentrate properly; focus on what is relevant 壹志 "concentrate the mind"
            • vibe single-minded; have a unified overall purpose; be well-focussedCH
            • vadVwith concentrated deliberate effort, single-mindedlyCH
            • naboverall unity of purpose;　common aspiration; common overall single-minded commitmentCH
            • vttoN1.+N2make N1 focus entirely on N2CH
            • vtoNfocus properly and single-mindedly on one NCH
            • vt+prep+Nconcentrate uniquely on NCH
        • as the facts>TRUE
          • same time>TOGETHER
            • vadVtogether 壹食之人 "in the case of several people eating together".
            • and well coordinated>HARMONY
              • nabharmony
              • viactbe in harmony with one another
              • causative>UNITE
                • vadNunited, unified
                • vtoNunite, unify; give a common focus to; standardise; combine
                • vtoNpassivebecome united
                • vibe unified and not diverse, be all equally inspired with a common willCH
                • nabunited social purpose, common social unity, social and political harmonyCH
            • grammaticalised: logically>ALL
              • vadVcompletely, wholly; (before negatives) not at all 壹不知 "do not at all understand"
      • grammaticalised> MODAL PARTICLE
      • SURNAMES
      • yīENDURING
        • vadVconstantly, all the timeCH
      • yīINTENSELY
        • vadVsimply!CH

      Additional information about 壹

      說文解字:

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      • CONCENTRATE

        1. The current word for concentrating one's attention or one's actions in one direction is zhuān 專／摶.

        2. Níng 凝 refers to the concentration of abstract or "metaphysical" substances.

        3. Yī 一 and yī 壹 emphasise the uniqueness of what is being concentrated on.

        4. Xíng 行 and fú 服 "devote oneself completely to" focusses on action rather than thought as the field of concentration.

        5. Jī 積 emphasises the cumulative results of concentration.

      • ONE

        1. The general word for one is yī 一.

        2. Yī 壹 is primarily "to be concentrated", and the word is only rarely used for the adjectivally used number one, or nominally to refer to one thing. The convention of using yī 壹 as a complex way of writing a number is late, certainly post-Han.