Historical Evolution
単
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
単
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
単
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
単
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
単
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
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Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
単
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
単
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
単
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
単
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
単
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
単
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
単
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
単
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
单 / 單 [Shàn]
surname Shan
单 / 單 [dān]
bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[gè]
Japanese
- single; simple
- singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
- win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
単 いのうら
Inoura unclassified name
単 いのこし
Inokoshi unclassified name
単 いのごし
Inogoshi unclassified name
単 たん
Tan surname
單 ひとえ
Hitoe female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
简单 [jiǎndān] #637
simple
单位 [dānwèi] #4,282
unit (of measure)
名单 [míngdān] #1,298
list of names
单独 [dāndú] #1,575
alone
单身 [dānshēn] #2,072
unmarried
单纯 [dānchún] #6,214
simple
清单 [qīngdān] #3,964
list of items
孤单 [gūdān] #3,458
lone
菜单 [càidān] #5,451
menu
单一 [dānyī] #16,226
single
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 簡単 [かんたん] #353
simple
⭐ 単純 [たんじゅん] #1,641
simple
⭐ 単に [たんに] #2,306
simply
⭐ 単なる [たんなる] #2,558
mere
⭐ 単語 [たんご] #3,878
word
⭐ 単位 [たんい] #5,183
unit
⭐ 単独 [たんどく] #7,544
sole
単刀直入 [たんとうちょくにゅう] #10,609
straight to the point
⭐ 単調 [たんちょう] #13,062
monotony
⭐ 単身 [たんしん] #14,138
alone
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