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How to Use 单

Single / Simple

The character 单 means 'single' or 'simple' in these words.

简单 • jiǎn dān • simple • HSK 3

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HSK Vocabulary: 单

单位 • dān wèi • unit

HSK 5

dān单

wèi位

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

dān单

zhù住

，

bù

Information

Pinyindān

Meaningsingle, alone, simple

Strokes8

Radical十

Traditional單

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Frequency#413

Zhuyinㄉㄢ

UnicodeU+5355

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单=丷divide+田field+十ten

A mouth (口) proclaiming under a canopy (丷) — meaning single, simple, or alone.

jiǎn简

dān单

simple

单纯 • dān chún • simple; pure; alone • HSK 5

HSK 5

dān单

chún纯

simple; pure; alone

单调 • dān diào • monotonous; dull; drab • HSK 5

HSK 5

dān单

diào调

monotonous; dull; drab

List / Sheet

The character 单 means 'list' or 'sheet' in these words.

菜单 • cài dān • menu • HSK 3

HSK 3

cài菜

dān单

menu

名单 • míng dān • list of names • HSK 3.0 · L3

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míng名

dān单

list of names

床单 • chuáng dān • sheet; bedclothes • HSK 6

HSK 6

chuáng床

dān单

sheet; bedclothes

unit

单一 • dān yī • single

HSK 3.0 · L5

dān单

yī一

single

单元 • dān yuán • unit; cell

HSK 5

dān单

yuán元

unit; cell

单独 • dān dú • alone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed

HSK 5

dān单

dú独

alone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed

下单 • xià dān • to place an order

HSK 3.0 · L6

xià下

dān单

to place an order

传单 • chuán dān • leaflet; handbill

HSK 6

chuán传

dān单

leaflet; handbill

不

xǐ喜

huan欢

hé和

bié别

rén人

hé合

zū租

。

He prefers to live alone and doesn't like sharing an apartment with others.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

dān单

dú独

qù去

lǚ旅

xíng行

。

He likes to travel alone.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

hěn很

jiǎn简

dān单

，

wǒ我

néng能

jiě解

jué决

。

This problem is simple, I can solve it.

Zhè这

tiáo条

bèi被

dān单

shì是

chún纯

mián棉

de的

。

This bedsheet is pure cotton.

zhè这

cì次

lǚ旅

xíng行

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

dān单

rén人

chū出

xíng行

。

He chose to travel solo this time.

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才cáiability, talent, just now, only then
藏cángto hide, conceal; to store, hoard
册cèvolume; copy [measure word for books]
测cèto measure, to survey, to gauge
曾céngonce, already, formerly

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Characters pronounced "dan".

掸dǎnto dust; a duster
眈dānto stare at; to glare
氮dànnitrogen
郸dānname of a city in Hebei; used in place names
儋dancarry on shoulder; a load; a unit of capacity (equal to 100 liters); used as a surname
蛋dànegg

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Characters with radical "十".

千qiānthousand
南nánsouth
卑bēilow, humble, inferior
卓zhuóoutstanding, tall and erect
协xiéto cooperate, to assist, to harmonize
克kègram

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