單 (dān)
single; list; bill; sheet
How 單 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 吅 — N/A
- Traditional
- 單
- Simplified
- 单
單 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- shàn
- surname Shan
- dān
- bill; list; form; single
Common words using 單
- 名單 míngdān
- list (of names)
- 單位 dānwèi
- a unit; unit (of measure); work unit (one's workplace)
- 單純 dānchún
- simple; pure; alone
- 單身 dānshēn
- unmarried; single
- 孤單 gūdān
- lone; lonely; loneliness
- 簡單 jiǎndān
- simple; not complicated
- 下單 xiàdān
- to place an order; to order; an order (of goods)
- 傳單 chuándān
- leaflet; flier; pamphlet
- 單一 dānyī
- single; only; sole
- 單人 dānrén
- single person
- 單價 dānjià
- price of item
- 單元 dānyuán
- unit; entrance number; staircase (for residential buildings)
單 in a sentence
麻煩幫我買單。
Máfan bāng wǒ mǎidān.
“Can I have the bill, please?”
How common is 單?
單 is the 389th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 70.4% of all running text.
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