单 (dān): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 单

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

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HSK words that contain this character.

jiǎn dān

简单

simple

cài dān

菜单

dān wèi

单位

unit

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

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

dān单

zhù住

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bù不