Spot 单
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
单 component
dān · single, individual, only; lone
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 单
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue单Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 单 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
弹=
弓
郸=
+阝
婵=
女
啴=
口
阐=
门
掸=
扌
惮=
忄
禅=
礻
殚=
歹
瘅=
疒
蝉=
虫
箪=
⺮
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 单 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
弹tán
to pluck
HSK 3.0 · L4弹性tánxìngflexibility
HSK 3.0 · L6阐释chǎnshìto explain
HSK 3.0 · L7-9阐述chǎnshùto expound
HSK 3.0 · L7-9导弹dǎodànChinese character
HSK 3.0 · L7-9动弹dòngtanto budge
HSK 3.0 · L7-9对牛弹琴duìniú-tánqínlit. to play the lute to a cow
HSK 3.0 · L7-9反弹fǎntánto bounce
HSK 3.0 · L7-9口头禅kǒutóuchánZen saying repeated as cant
HSK 3.0 · L7-9肆无忌惮sìwú-jìdànabsolutely unrestrained
HSK 3.0 · L7-9炸弹zhàdànbomb
HSK 3.0 · L7-9子弹zǐdànbullet
HSK 3.0 · L7-9