双
雙shuāng
HSK 3
#581 most
frequent character
two, double, pair, both
noun
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
双 is a picture of two hands. Its first meaning was “two hands”, and from that it grew to “pair” or “twin”. It then came to mean “double”, “dual”, or “both”.
Drawn as: two hands
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Example Sentences
我有一双鞋子。
wǒyǒu yīshuāng xiézǐ 。
I have a pair of shoes.
这件衣服是双面的。
zhè jiàn yīfú shì shuāng miàn de 。
This piece of clothing is double-sided.
我们要买一双耳环。
wǒmen yào mǎi yīshuāng ěrhuán 。
We want to buy a pair of earrings.
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