HSK 5 · INDIVIDUAL WORD LESSON
单元
Word meaning
unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
Character components
- 单shànsurname Shan
- 元yuánsurname Yuan
Etymology · 词源
Source confidence · 资料可信度：Source-backed · 有资料依据“单”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “元”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“单元”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。
Simplified form of 單. Pictograph of a hunting or military trap constructed from two rocks and a net. The current meaning "single" is a phonetic loan. Pictograph of a person with two lines added at the head area, representing the meaning the meaning "head" or "first". These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 单元 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.
Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。
部件联想帮助记忆字形，不代替严格的汉字字源研究。基础整体字不会为了动画而强行拆解。