All about Chinese Characters

The Structure Single-component character

Single-component characters have only one complete and independent component, mostly simple pictographic and ideographic characters.

Common words with structure Single-component character
one; another
self; one
not; used to reply in the negative
le
used to indicate anticipated or assumed action
rén
human being; an adult human being
zhōng
centre; in
big; heavy
used before nouns without fixed measure words of their own; used between a verb and its object
shàng
high place; high grade or high quality
also; as well
launch; send out
self; from
nián
harvest; year
chū
proceed from inside to outside; appear
lái
arrive; future
xiǎo
small; of short duration
zhī
go; this or that
wéi
do;act as
shēng
give birth to; be born
xià
down; under
ér
and;
gōng
worker; work
kāi
open; open out
chéng
achievement; in considerable numbers or amounts
sun; daytime
not have; no
such; he
yòu
repeatedly; also
tiān
sky; day
xīn
heart; mind
liǎng
two; both sides
fāng
shape with four right angles; place
stop; dismiss from office
zhǔ
host; owner
yòng
use; use
sān
three; more than two
yuè
the moon; month
běn
stem or root of plants; original
participate in
diàn
lightning; electricity
nèi
inner; one's wife
zhòng
weight; weighty
zhèng
straight; in the centre
shuǐ
water; a general term for rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
wén
character; written language
shǒu
hand; person skilled in something
inside; inner
zài
twice; recur
nü in ancient Chinese astronomy); female
tài
highest; extreme
yóu
pass through; cause