單
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dān · single, individual, only

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Learn every stroke in 單

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 單

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Example sentences

Notice where 單 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ de míng zì bú zài míng dān shàng má?你的名字不在名單上嗎?

Wasn't your name on the list?

Source: Tatoeba #13598170 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài tā de chuáng shàng pū le chuáng dān.她在她的床上鋪了床單。

She put a bedsheet on her bed.

Source: Tatoeba #861346 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng zài míng dān shàng jiā shàng wǒ de míng zì.請在名單上加上我的名字。

Please add my name to the list.

Source: Tatoeba #893048 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng bǎ wǒ de míng zì jiā zài míng dān shàng.請把我的名字加在名單上。

Please add my name to the list.

Source: Tatoeba #893047 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de míng zì méi yǒu chū xiàn zài míng dān shàng.我的名字沒有出現在名單上。

My name doesn't appear on the list.

Source: Tatoeba #894039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Míng dān shàng méi yǒu tā de míng zì.名單上沒有她的名字。

Her name wasn't on the list.

Source: Tatoeba #500926 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 單 in context

  1. Say dān, then recall the core meaning: single, individual, only.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 單 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.