Chinese symbol for “bill”
单
dān
Traditional: 單
bill; list; form; single
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bill is 单 (dān), defined as: bill; list; form; single; only; sole.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bill”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法案 | fǎ àn | bill; proposed law |
| 账单 (賬單) | zhàng dān | bill |
| 开单 (開單) | kāi dān | to bill; to open a tab |
| 发票 (發票) | fā piào | invoice; receipt; bill; uniform invoice (abbr. for 统一发票 (tǒng yī fā piào)) |
| 票子 | piào zi | (coll.) cash; bill |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 单.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 单位 (單位) | dān wèi | unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole) |
| 简单 (簡單) | jiǎn dān | simple; not complicated |
| 名单 (名單) | míng dān | list of names |
| 单独 (單獨) | dān dú | alone; by oneself |
| 单纯 (單純) | dān chún | simple; pure |
| 单一 (單一) | dān yī | single; only |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bill”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.