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Chinese symbol for “single”

单一
dān yī
Traditional: 單一
single; only; sole

The closest CC-CEDICT match for single is 单一 (dān yī), defined as: 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

单 dān
single, individual, only; lone
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
一 yī
one; a, an; alone
radical 1 ⼀ · 1 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “single”

WordPinyinMeaning
单个 (單個)dān gesingle; alone
单曲 (單曲)dān qǔsingle (recording industry)
一yīone; single
单身 (單身)dān shēnunmarried; single; alone
单 (單)dānbill; list

Related words

Other words that share a character with 单一.

WordPinyinMeaning
单位 (單位)dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)
简单 (簡單)jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
名单 (名單)míng dānlist of names
单独 (單獨)dān dúalone; by oneself
单纯 (單純)dān chúnsimple; pure
一个 (一個)yī gea; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
一些yī xiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一样 (一樣)yī yàngsame; like

See also: Japanese symbol for “single”.

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.

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