单
dān
bill
list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]
a picture of 单 → a forked hunting stick used alone
单 originally depicted a forked hunting tool — a Y-shaped stick used alone by a single hunter. Over time it came to mean 'single' or 'alone,' and by extension a lone sheet of paper like a bill or form.
服务员，请给我看一下菜单。
fú wù yuán ， qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yī xià cài dān 。
Waiter, please let me have a look at the menu.
这张订单上只有一件商品。
zhè zhāng dìng dān shàng zhǐ yǒu yī jiàn shāng pǐn 。
There is only one item on this order form.
Words with 单
单身汉
dān shēn hàn
bachelor; single man
白名单
bái míng dān
whitelist
简单化
jiǎn dān huà
simplification
床单
chuáng dān
bed sheet
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
(idiom) to get straight to the point
黑名单
hēi míng dān
blacklist
单链
dān liàn
single chain
事业单位
shì yè dān wèi
public institution
单行
dān xíng
to come individually
单曲
dān qǔ
single (recording industry)
单相
dān xiàng
single phase (elec.)
单手
dān shǒu
one hand