單
dānShànchán HSK4

single

单 (單) dān frequency
single adjective
individual, sole, or an odd number

这个数字是单的，那个数字是双的。

zhè​ge shù​zì shì dān de, nà​ge shù​zì shì shuāng de.

This number is odd, and that one is even.

list noun
a document such as a bill, list, or form

请核对一下名单上的姓名。

qǐng hé​duì yī​xià míng dān shàng de xìng​míng.

Please check the names on the list.

only adverb
merely or solely

单看外表，你很难猜出他的职业。

dān kàn wài​biǎo, nǐ hěn nán cāi​chū tā de zhí​yè.

Judging by appearance alone, it's hard to guess his profession.

单 (單) Shàn
Shan proper name
surname Shan

单先生是我们的新老师。

Shàn xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men de xīn lǎo​shī.

Mr. Shan is our new teacher.

单 (單) chán
Chanyu proper name
used in the title of a nomadic chief (单于 chán​yú)

匈奴的最高首领称为单于。

Xiōng​nú de zuì gāo shǒu​lǐng chēng​wéi chán​yú.

The supreme leader of the Xiongnu was called the Chanyu.

Cross-References

Classifier

Frequency
Character
Written text
389th most common 565.2 per million
Movie subtitles
372nd most common 403.4 per million appears in 85% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
70.4 per million appears in 24% of films
Written text
274.9 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Simplified
单
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+55AE

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)