单 dān single

源How it came to be

The full form is a hunting weapon: a forked stick with a weight at each prong and a cord between, thrown to tangle a bird's legs. Borrowed for single and alone.

用用法

• Single/alone - 单身 (dānshēn) single (unmarried), 单独 (dāndú) alone/separately, 单一 (dānyī) sole.
• Second job: a form/list/bill - 菜单 (càidān) menu, 名单 (míngdān) name list, 账单 (zhàngdān) bill.
• 单位 (dānwèi) means 'unit' - both a measurement unit and one's work unit/employer.
• Opposite of 双 (shuāng, double/pair): 单数 (dānshù) odd number, 单程 (dānchéng) one-way trip - 双数 (shuāngshù) even number.

字含“单”的汉字

• 弹 bullet
• 惮 to fear
• 禅 meditation
• 阐 to disclose

词含“单”的词语

• 简单jiǎndānsimpleHSK 3
• 菜单càidānmenuHSK 3
• 名单míngdānlist of namesHSK 3
• 单位dānwèiunit (of measure)HSK 4
• 单一dānyīsingleHSK 5
• 单元dānyuánunit (forming an entity)HSK 5
• 单独dāndúaloneHSK 5
• 床单chuángdānbed sheetHSK 5
• 下单xiàdānto place an orderHSK 6
• 单纯dānchúnsimpleHSK 6
• 单调dāndiàomonotonousHSK 6
• 订单dìngdānorderHSK 6
• 账单zhàngdānbillHSK 6
• 传单chuándānleafletHSK 7
• 单价dānjiàunit priceHSK 7
• 单方面dānfāngmiànunilateralHSK 7
• 单身dānshēnunmarriedHSK 7
• 单边dānbiānunilateralHSK 7
• 清单qīngdānlist of itemsHSK 7
• 黑名单hēimíngdānblacklistHSK 7
• 单薄dānbóweakHSK 8
• 孤单gūdānloneHSK 8

句例句

• 请给我看菜单。 Qǐng gěi wǒ kàn càidān.Please let me see the menu.
• 这些房子的结构很简单。 Zhèixiē fángzi de jiégòu hěn jiǎndān.The structure of these houses is very simple.