单独 (dān dú)

Character breakdown

• 单 (Shàn) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 單. Pictograph of a hunting tool or weapon constructed from rocks tied to a tree branch. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 独 (dú) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound. Simplified form of 獨.