Memory phrase for the Kanji: 单


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Meaning single, individual, only, bill, list

Pronunciation

chán, dān, shàn

Explanation

From top: coming out (here: rays or shine), sun , ten

Mnemonic


 
It shines the sun in a group of ten (with nine planets, including Pluto) as the single one.

Radicals

single, individual
coming out
sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
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 Vocabulary

 单质  dān zhì  simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
 单体  dān tǐ  monomer
 单纯  dān chún  simple; pure; alone; merely
 单独  dān dú  alone; by oneself; on one's own
 简单  jiǎn dān  simple; not complicated
 单元  dān yuán  unit; entrance number; staircase (for residential buildings)
 单位  dān wèi  a unit; unit (of measure); work unit (one's workplace)
 单位  dān wèi  


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