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单

Traditional: 單

dān

HSK 3.0 · 4

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shàn · daan1 (Jyutping)

  1. surname Shan

chán

  1. used in 單于|单于[chan2 yu2]

dān · daan1 (Jyutping)

  1. bill
  2. list
  3. form
  4. single
  5. only
  6. sole
  7. odd number
  8. 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

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