1. 单
  2. 子

单

Previous (台)Next (影)
  • 389th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 240 words
  • Component in 13 characters

Decomposition

1Once
单→
丷No glyph available
2Radical
单→
丷eight/divide冂upside down box二two丨line十ten
3Graphical
单→
丷冂二丨一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shàn (Shan4)surname Shan
2. dān (dan1)bill • list • form • single • only • sole • odd number • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
单的是我这
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Appears In

单 also appears in:
弹禅阐蝉惮婵郸掸觯殚箪瘅冁

Example Words

Common

名单 (名單)
单位 (單位)
单曲 (單曲)
单纯 (單純)
单身 (單身)
孤单 (孤單)
简单 (簡單)

Uncommon

下单 (下單)
传单 (傳單)
单一 (單一)
单人 (單人)
单价 (單價)
单元 (單元)
单单 (單單)
单子 (單子)
单恋 (單戀)
单手 (單手)
单打 (單打)
单挑 (單挑)
单方面 (單方面)
单独 (單獨)
单眼皮 (單眼皮)
单程 (單程)
单肩包 (單肩包)
单亲 (單親)
单词 (單詞)
单调 (單調)
单身汉 (單身漢)
单车 (單車)
埋单 (埋單)
帐单 (帳單)
床单 (床單)
成绩单 (成績單)
清单 (清單)
罚单 (罰單)
菜单 (菜單)
西单 (西單)
订单 (訂單)
买单 (買單)
账单 (賬單)

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子

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  • 37th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.33% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 1376 words
  • Component in 109 characters

Decomposition

1Once
子→
了一
2Radical
子→
子child
3Graphical
子→
㇇亅一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zǐ (zi3)son • child • seed • egg • small thing • 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat • Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]
2. zi (zi5)(noun suffix)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 子 zǐ (zi3)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 子 zǐ (zi3)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zǐ' (zi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 子 zǐ (zi3)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 子 zi (zi5)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
5. Pronunciation clue for 子 zi (zi5)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zǐ' (zi3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
6. Pronunciation clue for 子 zi (zi5)The component 子 is pronounced as 'zi' (zi5). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
子的是我这
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Appears In

子 also appears in:
子学好教存字李孩游孙熟猛享厚季孔孤浮勃仔孟逊敦郭乳滴摘俘孕孝吼脖荐醇哮廓孽淳悖孜孵嘀孚酵墩悸籽孰嫡渤塾谆荪孺锰孢孪鹑孛饽鞯孑孳郛谪蜢勐鹁孬適芤蜉椁崞蝣狲莩殍孥荸暾菰桴镝囝礅艋脬憝誖稃鐓遊蹾錞綍諄镦鯙遜鯚硣霩賯銌箛綒臶鞟

Example Words

Common

儿子 (兒子)
女子 
妻子 
孩子 
房子 
日子 
样子 (樣子)
狮子 (獅子)
狮子座 (獅子座)
王子 
男子 
老子 
肚子 
脑子 (腦子)
辈子 (輩子)
双子 (雙子)
鞋子 
饺子 (餃子)
鼻子 

Uncommon

一下子 
一辈子 (一輩子)
一阵子 (一陣子)
上辈子 (上輩子)
下辈子 (下輩子)
丸子 
仙子 
份子 
分子 (份子)
位子 
例子 
个子 (個子)
傻子 
兔子 
公子 
凳子 
刀子 
刷子 
勺子 
包子 
包饺子 (包餃子)
半辈子 (半輩子)
卷子 
口子 
句子 
君子 
呆子 
呢子 
单子 (單子)
嗓子 
因子 
圈子 
圆子 (圓子)
夜猫子 (夜貓子)
大肚子 
天子 
太子 
夹子 (夾子)
妮子 
妹子 
侄子 (姪子)
娃子 
婊子 
嫂子 
娘子 (孃子)
子女 
子孙 (子孫)
子宫 (子宮)
子弹 (子彈)
子时 (子時)
孔子 
孩子们 (孩子們)
孩子气 (孩子氣)
孙子 (孫子)
学子 (學子)
家子 
小伙子 
小子 
屋子 
帖子 
帽子 
弟子 
影子 
性子 
扇子 
才子 
才子佳人 
拉肚子 
曲子 
月子 
本子 
村子 
杯子 
林子 
果子 
架子 
柚子 
柱子 
柿子 
栗子 
格子 
桃子 
桌子 
桔子 
梅子 
梨子 
梯子 
棋子 
棍子 
棒子 
椅子 
椰子 
榛子 
乐子 (樂子)
橘子 
橙子 
柜子 (櫃子)
段子 
母子 
毯子 
沙子 
浪子 
汉子 (漢子)
燕子 
爪子 
父子 
片子 
牌子 
猴子 
瓜子 
瓶子 
生子 
男子汉 (男子漢)
痞子 
疯子 (瘋子)
瘦子 
皇子 
盒子 
盘子 (盤子)
看样子 (看樣子)
瞎子 
种子 (種子)
稿子 
窗子 
童子 
竹子 
笛子 
筷子 
箱子 
笼子 (籠子)
粽子 
精子 
团子 (糰子)
绳子 (繩子)
罐子 
老妈子 (老媽子)
老样子 (老樣子)
老头子 (老頭子)
耗子 
肚子痛 
胖子 
脖子 
肠子 (腸子)
胆子 (膽子)
茄子 
叶子 (葉子)
盖子 (蓋子)
莲子 (蓮子)
蚊子 
虫子 (蟲子)
蝎子 (蠍子)
袋子 
袖子 
被子 
裙子 
裤子 (褲子)
袜子 (襪子)
亲子 (親子)
豆子 
豹子 
贩子 (販子)
赤子 
身子 
车子 (車子)
轮子 (輪子)
辣子 
辫子 (辮子)
游子 (遊子)
金子 
钉子 (釘子)
扣子 (釦子)
银子 (銀子)
锤子 (錘子)
链子 (鏈子)
镜子 (鏡子)
院子 
阵子 (陣子)
双子座 (雙子座)
电子 (電子)
电子书 (電子書)
面子 
靴子 
鞭子 
领子 (領子)
风信子 (風信子)
饿肚子 (餓肚子)
馆子 (館子)
骗子 (騙子)
骡子 (騾子)
骨子 
骰子 
胡子 (鬍子)
鬼子 
鸭子 (鴨子)
鸽子 (鴿子)
点子 (點子)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.