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Animated Stroke Order 单

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 单 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 单

单 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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单=丷divide+田field+十ten

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

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 单

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 单

HSK words that contain this character.

简单

jiǎn dān

simple

菜单

cài dān

menu

单位

dān wèi

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 单 is used in context

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

dān单

zhù住

，

bù不

Information

Pinyindān

Meaningsingle

Strokes8

Radical十

Traditional單

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#413

Zhuyinㄉㄢ

UnicodeU+5355

CangjieRRWJ

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unit

HSK 5

单元

dān yuán

unit; cell

单独

dān dú

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

单纯

dān chún

simple; pure; alone

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单调

dān diào

monotonous; dull; drab

传单

chuán dān

leaflet; handbill

床单

chuáng dān

sheet; bedclothes

下单

xià dān

to place an order

单一

dān yī

single

单价

dān jià

Unit price

单方面

dān fāng miàn

Unilateral / One-sided

单薄

dān bó

Thin / weak

单身

dān shēn

Single / unmarried

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.

wǒ我

zài在

yì一

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

gōng工

zuò作

dān单

wèi位

。

I work in a company unit.

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.

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