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单 Shàn

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单 Shàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Shàn | Shan4
English translation
surname Shan
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dān | dan1
English translation
bill
list
form
single
only
sole
odd number
CL:個 gè
>个 gè [gè]
single, individual, only; lone

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About 单 Shàn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

單 dān

Contains the radical

丷 ha

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of 单 Shàn

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Positional decomposition

⿱丷 ha ？

Explanation

Simplified form of 單 dān . Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan.

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“Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”

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Example sentences using 单 Shàn

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所有 suǒyǒu 喇叭 lǎba 都 dōu 接 jiē 在 zài 单一 dān yī 的 de 扩音器 kuò yīn qì 上 shǎng .

All the speakers hook up to a single amplifier.

孩子 háizi 们 men 举行 jǔxíng 比赛 bǐsài ,看 kān 谁 shuí 单足跳 tiào 跃 yuè 最 zuì 快 kuài .

The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.

分生孢子 bāo zǐ 是 shì 真菌 zhēn jūn 的 de 特征 tèzhēng ,无性 wú xìng 繁殖 fánzhí 的 de 单位 dānwèi .

Conidia are the characteristic asexual reproductive units of fungi.

她 tā 穿 chuān 得 dé 单薄 dān bó 所以 suǒyǐ 觉得 juéde 冷 Lěng .

She felt cold in her flimsy dress.

这 zhè 道 dào 题 Tí 看 kān 起来 qǐlai 很 hěn 简单 jiǎndān , 但 dàn 当 dāng 你 nǐ 要 yāo 解 Xiè 它 tā 时 shí 你 nǐ 就 jiù 会 huì 发现 fāxiàn 它 tā 确实 quèshí 是 shì 一 yī 道 dào 难题 nán tí ...

The problem looks simple enough, but when you come to try and solve it you'll find it's a real teaser.

Words with 单 Shàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
简单 jiǎndān simple簡單
单 Shàn bill單 dān
单位 dānwèi unit (of measure)單位
名单 míng dān list (of names)名單
单独 dāndú alone單獨
单身 dān shēn unmarried單身
单纯 dānchún simple單純
清单 qīng dān list of items清單
孤单 gū dān lone孤單
菜单 càidān menu菜單
单一 dān yī single單一
单元 dānyuán element單元
单子 dān zǐ bill單子
订单 dìng dān (purchase) order訂單
单词 dān cí word單詞
账单 zhàng dān bill賬單
床单 chuángdān bed sheet床單
传单 chuándān leaflet傳單
单车 dān chē bike單車
单单 dān dān only單單
单调 dāndiào monotonous單調
单打 dān dǎ singles (in sports)單打
黑名单 hēi míng dān blacklist黑名單
单身汉 dān shēn hàn bachelor單身漢
保单 bǎo dān guarantee slip保單

单 Shàn Decomposition & Compounds

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单 Shàn Decomposition

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单 Shàn Compounds

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