Chinese Character 單 Meanings and components.
Form
單
Meaning
- 單 meaning[3] in English
Surname Shan.
Main Components
By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 單 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are mouth (口) , first of the … (甲) , and one (一)
Its radical[1] is: 口 (kou3) which means: Mouth, Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc), Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls, .口
In cangjie it is written with RRWJ
How to write 單
To write單 you should write a combination of 口 , 甲 一 arranged in a 咒 shape:
口 + 甲 + 一 = 單
單 Stroke Order
The order of the strokes to write 單 should be followed in this specific way.
Components Tree
The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 單, looks as follow:
單
Pinyin:dan1 Shape:咒
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
甲
Pinyin:jia3 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: First Of The Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[Shi2 Tian1 Gan1] . (Used For An Unspecified Person Or Thing) . First (In A List, As A Party To A Contract Etc) . Letter 'A' Or Roman 'I' In List 'A, B, C', Or 'I, Ii, Iii' Etc . Armor Plating . Shell Or Carapace . (Of The Fingers Or Toes) Nail . Bladed Leather Or Metal Armor (Old) . Ranking System Used In The Imperial Examinations (Old) . Civil Administration Unit In The Baojia 保甲[Bao3 Jia3] System (Old) . Ancient Chinese Compass Point: 75°