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单纯

dānchún

simple; innocent

A child holding a plain bowl
Memory picture

Characters in this word

单 dān

Strokes
8
Radical
丷 — horns

纯 chún

Strokes
7
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 屯 village, hamlet
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他很单纯。 Tā hěn dānchún. He is very innocent.
  • 想法很单纯。 Xiǎngfǎ hěn dānchún. The idea is very simple.
  • 这人很单纯。 Zhè rén hěn dānchún. This person is very innocent.

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