The Chinese Radical: 单


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single, individual    单

Explanation

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 3
single, individual, only, bill, list
chán, dān, shàn
From top: coming out (here: rays or shine), sun , ten
It shines the sun in a group of ten (with nine planets, including Pluto) as the single one.
JLPT HSK 4
bullet, shot, pluck (a string instrument), pellet, elastic
dàn, tán
Left: bow , right: sole, single (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets including Pluto] as the single one.)
The bow "singles" [=making it single] the bullet at the shot.
JLPT HSK 6
to disclose, express, to enlighten, clarify
chǎn
Outside: gate / 門, inside: single, merely (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets, including Pluto] as the single one.)
The reason why he was at the gate as a single, he had to disclose (to the guard).
JLPT HSK 6
fear, dread, dislike
dàn
Left: Gefühl , right: single, individual (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets] as the single one)
The feeling when you are single, is: fear.
JLPT no HSK
Zen, meditation, dhyana (Sanskrit)
chán, shàn
Left: to show, altar 礻/, right: single, merely (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets] as the single one)
The altar has to be a single/simple in: Zen meditation.
JLPT no HSK
cicada
chán
Left: Insect , right: single, individual (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets] as the single one)
(They never are in a group:) The insect that stays single is the cicade.
JLPT no HSK
beautiful, graceful
chán
Left: woman , right: single, indibidual (It shines the sun in a group of ten [with nine planets] as the single one.)
The woman is the only/single beautiful.

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