View source for 單

{{also|单|単}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{Han simplified forms|單|単|单}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=30|rad=口|as=09|sn=12|four=66506|canj=RRWJ|ids=⿱吅⿻日十,⿱吅⿻甲一}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[僤]], [[嘽]], [[墠]], [[嬋]], [[㠆]], [[幝]], [[彈]], [[憚]], [[撣]], [[暺]], [[樿]], [[殫]], [[潬]], [[燀]], [[㺗]], [[磾]], [[禪]], [[繟]], [[䐷]], [[蟬]], [[襌]], [[觶]], [[貚]], [[䠤]], [[軃]], [[䡲]], [[驒]], [[鱓]], [[䵐]], [[嚲]], [[䯬]], [[奲]], [[戰]], [[鄲]], [[鷤]], [[囅]], [[匰]], [[癉]], [[㲷]], [[闡]], [[簞]], [[蕇]], [[鼉]]}}

====Descendants====
* {{l|mul|[[单]], [[単]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0200.250|dkj=03993|dj=0422.090|hdz=10654.060|uh=55AE|ud=21934|bh=B3E6|bd=46054}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=单|alt=単,单}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{liushu|p}} of a war or hunting weapon, a, Y-shaped wooden stick with two stones attached on top. The component in the middle in some oracle bones was a huge point wich represented a rope around the stick; perhaps, this weapon was used as a spear and then retrieved through this rope. Otherwise, the huge point in the middle was another stone attached to the stick. The huge point was then stylized as an horizontal trait, as 口 (the stick resembled 中) and eventually as 田. The horizontal stroke at the bottom of the character was added later.

An alternative theory suggests that it represents a net to catch animals with two weights on top, but the huge point in the middle of the character in some oracle bones may not be a web or net.

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*(d/t)a(n/j)||single; one; whole; only}}. Cognate with {{och-l|但|only; but}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=dān
|m-s=dan1
|dg=дан1
|c=daan1
|c-t=an1
|g=dan1
|h=pfs=tân;gd=dan1
|j=dan1
|mb=
|md=dăng
|mn=toaⁿ/tan
|mn_note=toaⁿ - vernacular; tan - literary
|mn-t=duan1
|mn-l=dang1
|px=pt:dua1/xy:duaⁿ1/pt,xy:dang1
|px_note=dua1/duaⁿ1 - vernacular; dang1 - literary
|w=sh,sz:1te;hz:1taen
|x=dan1
|mc=1
|oc=2,1
|ma=Zh-dan.ogg
|cat=a,n,adv,cls,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[single]]; [[individual]]; [[solitary]]
# [[thin]]; [[narrow]]; [[faint]]
# [[simple]]; [[uncomplicated]]
# {{lb|zh|of clothes}} [[unlined]]
# {{lb|zh|mathematics}} {{zh-short|單數|[[odd]]}}
# {{lb|zh|linguistics}} {{zh-short|單數|[[singular]]}}
# [[cover]]; [[bed]] [[sheet]]
# [[list]]; [[register]]; [[catalogue]]
# [[only]]; [[merely]]; [[simply]]
#* {{zh-x|ref='''1925''', {{lw|zh|魯迅|魯迅}}, {{lw|zh|s:論「他媽的！」|論「他媽的！」}}|別 的 國度 裏 怎樣，我 不 知道。單 知道 ^諾威人 Hamsun 有 一 本 小說 叫《^飢餓》，粗野 的 口吻 是 很多 的，但 我 並不 見 這 一 類 話。|I don't know what it's like in other countries. I '''only''' know that a Norwegian [named] Hamsun has [written] a novel called ''{{w|Hunger (Hamsun novel)|Hunger}}'' [in which] vulgar speech is plenty, but I have by no means seen this kind of thing [referring to {{l|zh|他媽的}}].}}
# [[and]]; [[plus]]
# [[bill]] {{zh-mw|c:張}}
#: {{zh-co|埋單|to pay a '''bill'''|C}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[receipt]] {{zh-mw|c:張}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[transaction]]; [[order]] {{zh-mw|c:張}}
# {{zh-classifier|[[case]]s, [[deal]]s and [[business]]es}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|derogatory}} {{zh-classifier|people}}
#* {{quote-av|zh|title=十月芥菜|director=梁琛|author=梁琛|trans-title=A Ready Lover|year=1952|actor=zh:{{w|鄺山笑|lang=zh}}|role=張永超|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bpy5s6mJcXs&t=7m54s}}
#*: {{zh-q|哦{o6}，嗰 單 西裝友{jau5-2} 呀{aa4}？|Oh, that bloke in a suit?|C}}
# {{surname|zh}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|ticket}} {{zh-l|票}}, {{zh-l|券}}; {{q|Cantonese}} {{zh-l|飛}}
* {{sense|receipt}}
{{zh-dial|收據}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|單身|單車|唔單至|單弦拉戲|單淘汰|單鉤|單露|單名|單拍子|孤單|單面山|單色瓷|單位|單弦說唱|單幹|單行犯|存單|單務契約|單一預算|單價|單主寄生|保單|單口相聲|單人獨馬|單帳|單號|單位價格|單哨|單個兒|單格臨書|單傳|單鵠寡鳧|單間|單掉兒|單人房|形單影隻|單元劇|單眉細眼|傳單|單弱|單循環賽|單獨|單眼相機|單一市場|單向天線|單項|單行路|單賣|單峰駱駝|傷單|單提|估價單|單刀直入|仿單|單季稻|單醪|單花植物|單音奏法|單挑|匹馬單鎗|單位詞|單項式|單單|影隻形單|估單|單則|失單|單弦|單向|單調|單衫百結|單一神教|單記投票|單一稅率|丁單|單軌|單方面|單跪|單打|單辭|單倍體|單皮鼓|單季田|單刀破槍|單性花|單簧管|形隻影單|形單影支|形單影單|單部句|單眉|單親家庭|單幫|單飛|七單|單向道|單癱|單火輪|單行|單獨行為|單徠|單寧|帳單|單牌|單元|單日|工作單|單行本|單夫隻婦|匹馬單槍|單槓|四聯單|單丁|單說|單純林|單醣|單句對|交易單位|夾單|宣傳單|單褂|住宅單元|孤形單影|單衣|單刀會|單人床|單衾|單一稅|單戀|單利|單一|單養養殖|單打獨鬥|天文單位|單吐|單方|不單|單憑|名單|單思病|單騎|三聯單|單步|報單|單句|單門|單相思|單元音|單調平凡|單字|單婚制|單體字|單馬|單食性|單韻母|單音語|單音詞|單音程|單車旅行|單被花|單行道|單行線|單行法|單薄|單色|單線領導|單線進行|單線|單絲羅|單絲不線|單純詞|單純|單程|單眼皮|單法貨制|單機作業|單板|單月|單斜脊|單斜層|單數|單擺|單據|單撒手兒|單拼法|單打一|單扉|單徑|單式教學|單幹戶|單寒|單孢子|單則是|單利法|單刀赴會|單位郵票|單人車賽|儲存單位|分單|單擋|單詞|單選|單刀|單注著|化驗單|單張匯票|單程票|保險單|單子|單相|單身貴族|單科大學|勢單力薄|單槍匹馬|包單|單式預算|單行法規|價單|借單|單家|單身漢|單寧酸|床單|知單|棧單|榜單|控制單元|掛單|標單|水單|戲單|提貨單|成績單|油單|批單|方單|戲碼單|田單|禮單|支單|稅單|禍不單行|發單|憑單|提單|易知由單|照單全收|眉單|款單|白板單吊|清單|臥單|鐵臥單|訂貨單|菜單|糧單|簡單|食單|簡單機械|被單|通知單|聯單|罰單|節目單|黑名單|買單|簡單明瞭|訂單|落單|走單幫|頭腦簡單|紅單子|衾單|簽單|隻手單拳|闌單|開單|驗貨單|藍單|領單|請購單|跑單幫|記憶單元|單人旁|單人|單立人|單核細胞|單核球|書單}}

====See also====
* {{sense|only}} {{zh-l|隻}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=chán
|c=sim4,sin4
|md=sièng
|mn=siân
|mn-t=siêng5/siang5
|px=pt,xy:seng2
|w=sh:6zoe
|dial=n
|mc=2
|oc=1,2
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-obsolete}} to [[surround]]
# {{zh-used|單于}}
# {{zh-used|單閼}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|大單于|單于}}

===Etymology 3===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=Shàn
|c=sin6
|md=Siêng
|mn=Siān
|mn-t=siêng6/siang6/siang5
|px=pt,xy:seng5
|w=sh:6zoe;hz:6zuon
|dial=n
|mc=3+4
|oc=n,3+4
|cat=pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-div|縣}} {{place|zh|county|p/Shandong|t1={{w|Shan County}}}}
# {{surname|zh}}: [[Shan]], [[Sin]], [[Sinn]]
#: {{zh-co|單{sin6} 立 文|{{w|Pal Sinn|Pal '''Sinn'''}}|C}}
#: {{zh-co|單{Shàn} ^依-純|{{w|Shan Yichun|'''Shan''' Yichun}}}}

===Etymology 4===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=chǎn
|dial=n
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{alt form|zh|嘽}}
# {{alt form|zh|繟}}

===Etymology 5===
{{zh-see|亶|v}}

===Etymology 6===
{{zh-see|憚|v}}

===Etymology 7===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=zhàn
|dial=n
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{alt form|zh|戰}}
# {{zh-used|單至}}

===Etymology 8===

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=tán
|dial=n
|cat=pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|rare}} {{surname|zh}}

===References===
* {{R:cpx:PHDS|168}}
* {{R:cpx:PHMZ|25}}
* {{R:cpx:PHMZ|205}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==
{{ja-kanji forms|単|單}}

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=口09|shin=単}}

# {{rfdef|ja|sort=口09}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=たん, ぜん
|kanon=たん, せん
|kun=ひとえ-<ひとへ-
}}

==Korean==

===Etymology 1===

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|홀|단}}

# {{hanja form of|단|[[single]]; [[individual]]; [[solitary]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|단어|[[word]]|單語}}
* {{ko-l|단순|[[simple]]|單純}}

===Etymology 2===

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|[[오랑캐]] [[이름]]|선}}

# {{hanja form of|선|a [[barbarian]]}}

====Compounds====
* {{ko-l|선우|{{w|Chanyu}}|單于}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=đơn, đan, thiền, truyên|rs=口09}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=口09}}

====References====
* [http://nomfoundation.org/common/nom_details.php?codepoint=55ae&img=1 Nom Foundation]