1. 简
  2. 单

简

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Meta:

  1. 简 is the 715th most frequent character.
  2. 简 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 简 appears as a character in 40 words.
  4. 简 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
简 => ⺮, 间
Radical :
简 => ⺮ (bamboo), 门 (gate), 日 (sun/day)
Graphical :
简 => ⺮, 丶, 丨, ㇆, 口, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jian3 - simple/uncomplicated/letter/to choose/to select/bamboo strips used for writing (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 简 (jian3): The component 间 is pronounced as 'jian1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 简 (jian3): The component 间 is pronounced as 'jian4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

简单 (簡單)
简直 (簡直)

Medium Frequency

简 (簡)
简介 (簡介)
简易 (簡易)
简历 (簡歷)
简洁 (簡潔)
简短 (簡短)
简称 (簡稱)
简约 (簡約)
简陋 (簡陋)

单

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Meta:

  1. 单 is the 389th most frequent character.
  2. 单 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 单 appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. 单 appears as a component in 13 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
单 => 丷, No glyph available
Radical :
单 => 丷 (eight/divide), 冂 (upside down box), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 十 (ten)
Graphical :
单 => 丷, 冂, 二, 丨, 一, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shan4 - surname Shan
  2. dan1 - bill/list/form/single/only/sole/odd number/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

名单 (名單)
单 (單)
单位 (單位)
单纯 (單純)
单身 (單身)
孤单 (孤單)
简单 (簡單)

Medium Frequency

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)
单挑 (單挑)
单方面 (單方面)
单曲 (單曲)
单独 (單獨)
单眼皮 (單眼皮)
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)

Appears In:

单 also appears in:
弹禅阐蝉惮婵郸掸觯殚箪瘅冁
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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