shàn = sh + an4
surname Shan
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dān = d + an1
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
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How to pronounce 单

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.

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= sh initial

Sh is for Sherlock Holmes.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

单 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
= b + a1
"eight" component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 八[ba1]
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one of the characters used in kwukyel, an ancient Korean writing system
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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shí = sh + Ø2
ten / 10
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= b + a1
eight; 8
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Characters with 单 as component

tán = t + an2
to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)
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dàn = d + an4
crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball
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chǎn = ch + an3
to express / to disclose / to enlighten / to open
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Words with 单

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sample sheet; form / (computing) stylesheet
to put it simply; simply put

Sentences with 单

单 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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shàn / dān

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