Chinese Character 单 Meanings and components.

Form

单

Meaning

单 meaning[3] in English

Surname Shan.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 单 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are eight (八) , surname Tian (田) , and ten (十)

Its radical[1] is: 十 (shi2) which means: Ten, 10, .十shi2ten

In cangjie it is written with CWJ

How to write 单

To write单dan1surname Shan you should write a combination of 八ba1eight 田tian2surname Tian , 十shi2ten arranged in a 吕 shape:

八 + 田 + 十 = 单

单 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 单 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 单, looks as follow:

单
Pinyin:dan1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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