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单元

Traditional: 單元

dān yuán

HSK 3.0 · 3HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

dān yuán · daan1 jyun4 (Jyutping)

  1. unit (forming an entity)
  2. element
  3. (in a residential building) entrance or staircase

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

元

Meaning
first; dollar; origin; head
Radical
儿
Strokes
4
Components
⿱二儿
Cangjie
MMU
Four-corner
1021.1

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