dān = d + an1
Japanese variant of 單|单
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How to pronounce 単

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

単 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
liú = li + ou2
old variant of 留[liu2]
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shí = sh + Ø2
ten / 10
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Characters with 単 as component

chán = ch + an2
dhyana (Sanskrit) / Zen / meditation (Buddhism)
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shàn = sh + an4
to abdicate
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zhàn = zh + an4
Japanese variant of 戰|战
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Words with 単

単 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 単

単 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dān

Japanese variant of 單|单

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