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Information of 单

Pinyin dān、 chán、 shàn

Radical

十

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

chieftain, bill / list / form / single / only / sole, (surname)

单 dān 1 不复杂: Not complicated. 2 独一: Unique. 3 只，仅: Only. 4 奇（jī）数的: Odd number. 5 薄，弱: Thin, weak. 6 衣服被褥只有一层的: Clothing or bedding that is single-layered. 7 覆盖用的布: Fabric used for covering. 8 记载事物用的纸片: Paper used for recording information. 9 和尚称禅堂的坐床: The seat in a Zen temple referred to by monks. 单 dān 形 (Adjective) 1 同本义: Great. 2 单独: Single. 3 一个: One. 4 孤独;孤立: Solitary; isolated. 5 衣物等单层: Unlined. 6 衣物单薄: Thin. 7 衰弱: Weak. 8 简单;单纯: Simple. 9 奇数: Odd. 单 dān 名 (Noun) 1 记事纸条: Bill. 2 名册: List. 3 一大块布，通常是长方形或椭圆形的棉布或麻布，作为床上用品使用: Sheet. 4 打横格的、上面记载关于某项交易的记录、保证或指示的条子、散页或卡片: Ticket. 单 dān 副 (Adverb) 仅，仅仅: Only. 单 dān 1 放在两个数量中间，表示较大的量下附有较小的量，用同“零”: And. 2 另见 chán;shàn: See also chán; shàn. 单 dān 姓: Surname. 单 Shàn 名 (Noun) 1 地名: Place name. 单县: Shan county, located in the southwest of Shandong Province. 2 姓: Surname (e.g., 单豹 from the Spring and Autumn period). 3 另见 chán;dān: See also chán; dān. 单 Shàn 名 (Noun) 1 地名: Place name. 单县: Shan county, located in the southwest of Shandong Province. 2 姓: Surname (e.g., 单豹 from the Spring and Autumn period). 3 另见 chán;dān: See also chán; dān. 单 chán 1 〔～于〕中国古代匈奴君主的称号: Title of the ancient Xiongnu ruler in China. 单 chán 1 另见 dān;shàn: See also dān; shàn.

埋单 mái dān

to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility

简单 jiǎn dān

simple / not complicated

单独 dān dú

alone / by oneself / on one's own

单行 dān xíng

to come individually / to treat separately / separate edition / one-way traffic

单纯 dān chún

simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely

名单 míng dān

list (of names)

单个 dān ge

single / alone / individually / an odd one

单一 dān yī

single / only / sole

单板 dān bǎn

veneer / one board

单词 dān cí

word / CL:個|个[ge4]

单人 dān rén

one person / single (room, bed etc)

单打 dān dǎ

singles (in sports) / CL:場|场[chang3]

床单 chuáng dān

bed sheet / CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2]

单体 dān tǐ

monomer

单身 dān shēn

unmarried / single

清单 qīng dān

list of items

单调 dān diào

monotonous

订单 dìng dān

(purchase) order

单枪匹马 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ

lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed / unaccompanied

孤单 gū dān

lone / lonely / loneliness

单廷 dān tíng

Shan Ting

单弦 dān xián

monochord

单刀 dān dāo

single-tool / short-hilted broadsword / single-broadsword event

单打独斗 dān dǎ dú dòu

to fight alone (idiom)

单晶 dān jīng

monocrystalline

单杠 dān gàng

bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event)

单株 dān zhū

single plant / individual plant

简单机械 jiǎn dān jī xiè

simple machine

单元 dān yuán

unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase

单瓣 dān bàn

single petal / single valve