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单
Trad. 單
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 十
Strokes 2
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 丷曰十
八田十
Prononciation
Mandarin chán; dān; Shàn
Entry Methods
Pinyin chan2; dan1; Shan4
Kanji /
Cangjie
 CWJ
金田十
Sijiao 805.0
Wubi UJFJ
CNS 11643 3-2763
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5355
GB2312 B5A5
Results for 单
单 chán used in 單于|单于[chan2yu2]
单 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
单 Shàn surname Shan
Results beginning with 单
单位 dān wèi unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL:個|个[ge4]
单身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone
单独 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own
单纯 dān chún simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely
单元 dān yuán unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
单击 dān jī (computing) to single-click / to click
单一 dān yī single / only / sole
单词 dān cí word / CL:個|个[ge4]
单曲 dān qǔ single (recording industry)
单价 dān jià unit price
单个 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one
单调 dān diào monotonous
单人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc)
单项 dān xiàng single-item
单单 dān dān only / merely / just
单车 dān chē (coll.) bike / bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle)
单薄 dān bó weak / frail / thin / flimsy
单据 dān jù receipts / invoices / transaction records
单向 dān xiàng unidirectional
单反  single lens reflex
单打 dān dǎ singles (in sports) / CL:場|场[chang3]
单色 dān sè monochrome / monochromatic / black and white
单挑 dān tiāo to pick / to choose / to fight a duel
单手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed
单体 dān tǐ monomer (chemistry)
单子 dān zi list of items / bill / form / bedsheet
单子 dān zǐ the only son of a family / (functional programming or philosophy) monad
单程 dān chéng one-way (ticket)
单边 dān biān unilateral
单证 dān zhèng (international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading)
单字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language)
单相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.)
单层 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level
单恋 dān liàn unrequited love / one-sided love
单兵 dān bīng individual soldier / (literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements
单方 dān fāng unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]) / metaphorically. a good solution
单数 dān shù positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数) / singular (grammar)
单日 dān rì on a single day
单张 dān zhāng flyer / leaflet / single-sheet (map etc)
单产 dān chǎn yield per unit area
单于 chán yú king of the Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1nu2]
单行 dān xíng to come individually / to treat separately / separate edition / one-way traffic
单点 dān diǎn to order à / la carte / single point (of measurement, mounting etc)
单键 dān jiàn single bond (chemistry)
单月 dān yuè monthly / in a single month
单模 dān mó single mode
单衣 dān yī unlined garment
单干 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming
单眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
单侧 dān cè one-sided / unilateral
单杠 dān gàng bar / bold line / horizontal bar (gymnastics event)
单质 dān zhì simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
单晶 dān jīng monocrystalline
单轨 dān guǐ monorail
单极 dān jí unipolar / monopole (physics)
单句 dān jù simple sentence (grammar)
单摆 dān bǎi simple pendulum (physics)
单糖 dān táng monosaccharide
单瓣 dān bàn single petal / single valve
单传 dān chuán to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc) / to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc)
单枞 Dān cōng variant of 單叢|单丛[Dan1 cong1]
单丛 Dān cōng a class of oolong tea
单丛 Dān cóng Dancong, type of oolong tea
单端 dān duān (electronics) single-ended
单非 dān fēi a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
单飞 dān fēi to fly solo / (fig.) (of a band member) to go solo / (of an employee) to leave and start up one's own company
单铬 dān gè monochrome
单过 dān guò to live independently / to live on one's own
单号 dān hào odd number (on a ticket, house etc)
单裤 dān kù unlined trousers / summer trousers
单链 dān liàn single chain / refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA
单另 dān lìng separately and exclusively / specially
单盲 dān máng single-blind (scientific experiment)
单亲 dān qīn single parent
单射 dān shè (math.) one-to-one function / injective map
单趟 dān tàng single trip
单套 dān tào single set
单挑 dān tiǎo to pick / to choose / to fight a duel / Taiwan pr. [dan1 tiao1]
单团 dān tuán ad hoc group (tour group with a customized itinerary)
单稳 dān wěn monostable / single-side stable (relays)
单鞋 dān xié unpadded shoes
单意 dān yì unambiguous / having only one meaning
单用 dān yòng to use (sth) on its own
单语 dān yǔ monolingual
单院 dān yuàn single house (assembly)
单作 dān zuò mono-cropping
单经 shàn jīng Shan
单县 Shàn xiàn Shan county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
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单片机 dān piàn jī microcontroller / one-chip computer
单方面 dān fāng miàn unilateral
单元格 dān yuán gé (spreadsheet) cell
单行本 dān xíng běn single volume edition / offprint
单眼皮 dān yǎn pí single eyelid
单身汉 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man
单人床 dān rén chuáng single bed / CL:張|张[zhang1]
单相思 dān xiāng sī one-sided lovesickness / unrequited longing
单人间 dān rén jiān single room (hotel)
单细胞 dān xì bāo (of an organism) single-celled / unicellular
单引号 dān yǐn hào single quotes
单簧管 dān huáng guǎn clarinet
单行线 dān xíng xiàn one-way road
单宁酸 dān níng suān tannic acid (loanword)
单脚跳 dān jiǎo tiào to hop / to jump on one leg
单色仪  monochromator
单烯烃  monoolefin
单鯺鳕  tusk / cusk / brosmius / torsk
单线网  chain network / line network (to keep)
单身户  one-person household
单板机 dān bǎn jī single-board computer
单班课 dān bān kè individual lesson / one-on-one class
单胞藻 dān bāo zǎo single-celled algae
单倍体 dān bèi tǐ haploid (single chromosome)
单层塔 dān céng tǎ single-storied pagoda
单车族 dān chē zú cyclist
单纯词 dān chún cí (linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word
单房差 dān fáng chā single supplement (for a hotel room)
单放机 dān fàng jī tape player / video player / (media) player / play-only device
单方向 dān fāng xiàng unidirectional / single-aspect
单反机 dān fǎn jī see 單反相機|单反相机[dan1 fan3 xiang4 ji1]
单峰驼 dān fēng tuó dromedary
单个儿 dān gè r erhua variant of 單個|单个[dan1 ge5]
单肩包 dān jiān bāo shoulder bag
单间差 dān jiān chā single supplement (for a hotel room)
单轮车 dān lún chē unicycle
单色画 dān sè huà monochrome picture / black and white picture
单身狗 dān shēn gǒu (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
单身汪 dān shēn wāng (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
单速车 dān sù chē single-speed bicycle / fixed-gear bicycle
单位根 dān wèi gēn (math.) root of unity
单味药 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance
单位元 dān wèi yuán identity element (math.)
单行道 dān xíng dào one-way street
单系群 dān xì qún monophyly
单一码 dān yī mǎ Unicode / also written 統一碼|统一码
单音词 dān yīn cí monosyllabic word
单音节 dān yīn jié monosyllabic / a monosyllable
单元房 dān yuán fáng apartment
单源论 dān yuán lùn theory of single origin (of mankind)
单院制 dān yuàn zhì unicameralism / single-house system
单韵母 dān yùn mǔ simple finals
单子叶 dān zǐ yè monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
单枪匹马 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied
单反相机 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
单亲家庭 dān qīn jiā tíng single parent family
单刀直入 dān dāo zhí rù to get straight to the point (idiom)
单身贵族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
单刀赴会 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines
单口相声 dān kǒu xiàng shēng comic monologue / one-person comic sketch
单尾检验  one-tail test
单独自卫  individual self-defence / self-defence
Approximate Results for 单
简单 jiǎn dān simple / not complicated
菜单 cài dān menu / CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]
名单 míng dān list of names
订单 dìng dān (purchase) order
孤单 gū dān lone / lonely / loneliness
清单 qīng dān list of items
表单 biǎo dān form (document)
选单 xuǎn dān (software) menu
不单 bù dān not the only / not merely / not simply
定单 dìng dān variant of 訂單|订单[ding4 dan1]
下单 xià dān to place an order / to order
买单 mǎi dān to pay the restaurant bill
床单 chuáng dān bed sheet / CL:條|条[tiao2],件[jian4],張|张[zhang1],床[chuang2]
保单 bǎo dān guarantee slip
男单 nán dān men's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)
帐单 zhàng dān bill / check
女单 nu:3 dān women's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)
西单 Xī dān Xidan neighborhood of central Beijing
传单 chuán dān leaflet / flier / pamphlet
账单 zhàng dān bill
埋单 mái dān to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility
提单 tí dān bill of lading
被单 bèi dān (bed) sheet / envelope for a padded coverlet / CL:床[chuang2]
罚单 fá dān violation ticket / infringement notice
落单 luò dān to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out
开单 kāi dān to bill / to open a tab
运单 yùn dān way bill / transport charge
报单 bào dān a tax declaration form / a tax return
凭单 píng dān bill of warrant (certificate, allowing one to collect money or valuables)
伙单  rooming house
蓝单  Blue List
黄单  List of Narcotic Drugs under International Control / Yellow List
红单  List of Precursors and Chemicals frequently used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances under International Control / Red List
榜单 bǎng dān list of successful applicants for college admission / list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric
点单 diǎn dān to place an order / to order
歌单 gē dān playlist / song sheet
工单 gōng dān work order
挂单 guà dān see 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1]
换单 huàn dān bill of exchange (international trade)
回单 huí dān receipt
借单 jiè dān receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
接单 jiē dān to take a customer's order / (of a taxi driver) to accept a booking / (of a delivery rider) to accept a delivery job
结单 jié dān statement of account
酒单 jiǔ dān wine list (in a restaurant etc)
免单 miǎn dān to let a customer have (a product or service) free of charge / to waive payment
派单 pài dān to hand out leaflets / (of a platform, e.g. Uber, DiDi) to dispatch orders
失单 shī dān list of lost or stolen articles
刷单 shuā dān to generate fake transactions in order to game a commercial online platform (one that rewards users who make numerous transactions)
逃单 táo dān to dine and dash / (by extension) to avoid paying a bill
脱单 tuō dān (neologism) to find oneself a partner
样单 yàng dān sample sheet / form / (computing) stylesheet
栈单 zhàn dān cargo receipt / landing account / warehouse or storage receipt / CL:張|张[zhang1]
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不简单 bù jiǎn dān not simple / rather complicated / remarkable / marvelous
黑名单 hēi míng dān blacklist
成绩单 chéng jì dān school report or transcript
通知单 tōng zhī dān notification / notice / ticket / receipt
简单化 jiǎn dān huà simplification / to simplify
保险单 bǎo xiǎn dān insurance policy (document)
报价单 bào jià dān quotation / price list / written estimate of price
订单号 dìng dān hào order number
菜单栏 cài dān lán menu bar (computing)
提货单 tí huò dān bill of lading
发给单  issue order
薪资单  payroll
货运单  waybill
变更单  change order
白名单  whitelist (n)
对账单  statement
检查单  checklist
短名单  shortlist
请购单  requisition
定购单  purchase order
传单弹  propaganda bomb / leaflet bomb
白名单 bái míng dān whitelist
报税单 bào shuì dān to declare to customs or to the taxman
菜单条 cài dān tiáo menu bar (of a computer application)
传单广 chuán dān guǎng advertising leaflet / circular
存款单 cún kuǎn dān certificate of deposit
地积单 dì jī dān unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩[mu3], Chinese acre)
滚床单 gǔn chuáng dān (coll.) to have sex
红名单 hóng míng dān whitelist
回单儿 huí dān r erhua variant of 回單|回单[hui2 dan1]
回执单 huí zhí dān receipt
简单地 jiǎn dān de briefly / simply
交款单 jiāo kuǎn dān payment slip
借单儿 jiè dān r receipt for a loan / written confirmation of a debt / IOU
借书单 jiè shū dān book slip
开罚单 kāi fá dān to issue an infringement notice
领料单 lǐng liào dān material requisition form
氯单质 lu:4 dān zhì molecular chlorine
男子单 nán zǐ dān men's singles (sports)
申报单 shēn bào dān declaration form
肽单位 tài dān wèi peptide unit (on protein chain)
停损单 tíng sǔn dān stop-loss order (finance)
下订单 xià dìng dān to place an order (commerce)
行程单 xíng chéng dān (e-ticket) itinerary receipt
心愿单 xīn yuàn dān wish list
溴单质 xiù dān zhì molecular bromine
虚单位 xū dān wèi imaginary
亚单位 yà dān wèi subunit
止损单 zhǐ sǔn dān stop-loss order (finance)
子菜单 zǐ cài dān (computing) submenu
总运单 zǒng yùn dān master air waybill (MAWB) (transport)
事业单位 shì yè dān wèi public institution / (Tw) business enterprise / company / firm
施工单位 shī gōng dān wèi unit in charge of construction / builder
计量单位 jì liàng dān wèi unit of measure
简单明了 jiǎn dān míng liǎo clear and simple / in simple terms
祸不单行 huò bù dān xíng misfortune does not come singly (idiom) / it never rains but it pours
基本单位 jī běn dān wèi basic unit / fundamental building block
形单影只 xíng dān yǐng zhī lonely soul / solitary
动感单车 dòng gǎn dān chē spin class / indoor cycling class (a type of group fitness class) / exercise bike used in such a class / spin bike
天文单位 tiān wén dān wèi astronomical unit (AU)
衣单食薄 yī dān shí bó thin coat, meager food (idiom) / life of wretched poverty / destitute
简单签署  simple signature
综合清单  Consolidated List
组织单位  organizational unit
政党名单  party list
机构单位  institutional unit
装货清单  load list
分析单位  analytical unit
洁净提单  clean bill of lading
贷方凭单  credit voucher
采伐单元  cutting unit / setting
训练单元  training module
执法单位  law-enforcement unit
英热单位  British thermal unit
剂量单位  dosage unit
货物清单  manifest
饲料单位  feed unit
所附凭单  supporting voucher
收款凭单  receipt voucher
处理凭单  processing of vouchers
旅客清单  load manifest (passengers) / passenger manifest / PAX manifest
发射舱单  launch manifest
空运提单  airway bill
管制清单  control list / watch list / stop list
观察清单  control list / watch list / stop list
交通罚单  motor vehicle citation / traffic citation
按揭结单  mortgage statement
发言名单  speakers' list
放人单位  releasing office
常年定单  blanket purchase order / open-ended contract / standing order;
联邦单位  constituent units / constituent entities
给养订单  ration indent
供油单位  POL element
战斗单位  combat unit
下级单位  sub-unit
次级单位  sub-unit
病危名单  very seriously ill list
医务单位  medical element
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