daan1 kei5 jan4單企人单企人
Jyutpingdaan1 kei5 jan4
Yaledāan kéih yàhn
Definition
The 'single person' Chinese radical (亻).
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How it's used
This term is used exclusively when discussing Chinese character composition or teaching calligraphy. It specifically refers to the radical form 亻, which is a variant of 人. You will hear it frequently in classroom settings or when someone is explaining how to break down complex characters into their constituent parts.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 人, which is the full character. Always specify single-person radical when referring to the side component to avoid ambiguity.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
