Memory phrase for the character: 单

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chán, dān, shàn

From top: coming out 丷 (here: rays or shine), sun 日, ten 十

It shines the sun in a group of ten (with nine planets, including Pluto) as the single one.

单	single, individual
丷	coming out
日	sun, day	This radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
十	ten	Two crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.

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单质	dān zhì	simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
单体	dān tǐ	monomer
单纯	dān chún	simple; pure; alone; merely
单独	dān dú	alone; by oneself; on one's own
简单	jiǎn dān	simple; not complicated
单元	dān yuán	unit; entrance number; staircase (for residential buildings)
单位	dān wèi	a unit; unit (of measure); work unit (one's workplace)
单位	dān wèi

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