单 — bill; list; form
bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number
- Pinyin
- dān · chán · Shàn
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- required
This character has more than one reading — dān, chán, Shàn — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.
How to write 单: 8 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 单 in the HSK syllabus: 23
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 菜单càidānmenuHSK 3
- 简单jiǎndānsimple; not complicatedHSK 3
- 名单míngdānlist of namesHSK 3
- 单位dānwèiunit; unit; work unitHSK 4
- 床单chuángdānbed sheetHSK 5
- 单dānbill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd numberHSK 5
- 单独dāndúalone; by oneself; on one's ownHSK 5
- 单一dānyīsingle; only; soleHSK 5
- 单元dānyuánunit; element; entrance or staircaseHSK 5
- 单纯dānchúnsimple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purelyHSK 6
- 单调dāndiàomonotonousHSK 6
- 订单dìngdānorderHSK 6
- 下单xiàdānto place an order; to orderHSK 6
- 账单zhàngdānbillHSK 6
- 传单chuándānleaflet; flier; pamphletHSK 7–9
- 单边dānbiānunilateralHSK 7–9
- 单薄dānbóweak; frail; thin; flimsyHSK 7–9
- 单方面dānfāngmiànunilateralHSK 7–9
- 单价dānjiàunit priceHSK 7–9
- 单身dānshēnunmarried; single; aloneHSK 7–9
- 孤单gūdānlone; lonely; lonelinessHSK 7–9
- 黑名单hēimíngdānblacklistHSK 7–9
- 清单qīngdānlist of itemsHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.