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单位

Traditional: 單位

dān wèi

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 5

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dān wèi · daan1 wai2 (Jyutping)

  1. unit (of measure)
  2. unit (group of people as a whole)
  3. work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
  4. CL:個|个[ge4]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

单

Meaning
single, individual, only; lone
Radical
丷
Strokes
8
Components
⿱丷?
Cangjie
CWJ
Four-corner
8050

位

Meaning
throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
Radical
亻
Strokes
7
Components
⿰亻立
Cangjie
OYT
Four-corner
2021.8

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