双 (shuāng): two, double, pair, both, even (number)
双 (shuāng) is a Chinese character meaning “two.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 又 (structural) and 又 (structural). It ranks #581 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 双 two hands 又 side-by-side. Its radical form 又 (again) appears in many related characters such as 友 (yǒu, friend), 又 (yòu, (once) again), 发 (fā, to send out).
Definitions
- two
- double
- pair
- both
- even (number)
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo hands 又 side-by-side
Decomposition: ⿰又又 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 双
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 双胞胎 | shuāng bāo tāi | twin |
| 双手 | shuāng shǒu | both hands |
| 双重 | shuāng chóng | double |
| 双人 | shuāng rén | two-person |
| 双面 | shuāng miàn | double-sided |
| 双关 | shuāng guān | pun |
| 双臂 | shuāng bì | arms |
| 双亲 | shuāng qīn | both parents |
| 双关语 | shuāng guān yǔ | pun |
| 双层 | shuāng céng | double tier |
| 双向 | shuāng xiàng | bidirectional |
| 双鱼 | shuāng yú | Pisces (star sign) |
| 双双 | shuāng shuāng | both |
| 双子 | shuāng zǐ | Gemini (star sign) |
| 双眸 | shuāng móu | one's pair of eyes |
双 appears in 100 compound words: 96 as the first character, 3 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 双 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (17)
to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
being reputable for having both artistic skills and morals (especially when referring to an artist of any domain)
to use a two-pronged approach; to work along both lines simultaneously
to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
being reputable for having both artistic skills and morals (especially when referring to an artist of any domain)
Showing 12 of 17 idioms containing 双.
Example Sentences
他有一双明亮的眼睛，总是充满了好奇心。
Tā yǒu yī shuāng míngliàng de yǎnjing, zǒng shì chōngmǎn le hàoqí xīn.
He has a pair of bright eyes that are always full of curiosity.
桃园人妻晨间泼酸毁夫双眼 获缓刑理由曝光
táo yuán rén qī chén jiān pō suān huǐ fū shuāng yǎn huò huǎn xíng lǐ yóu pù guāng
Taoyuan wife splashed acid in the morning and destroyed her husband's eyes, and the reason for the suspended sentence was exposed
油品、建案双引擎全开 北基下步锁定绿能
yóu pǐn , jiàn àn shuāng yǐn qíng quán kāi běi jī xià bù suǒ dìng lǜ néng
The dual engines of oil products and construction projects are fully open, and the next step of the North Base is to lock in green energy
...门店排长队 线上订单早高峰 京东七鲜春节双线共..
. . . mén diàn pái cháng duì xiàn shàng dìng dān zǎo gāo fēng jīng dōng qī xiān chūn jié shuāng xiàn gòng . .
... Long queues in stores, morning peak of online orders, JD Qixian Spring Festival double-line total:
俄外长:俄美已商定建立双边经济工作组
é wài cháng é měi yǐ shāng dìng jiàn lì shuāng biān jīng jǐ gōng zuò zǔ
Russian Foreign Minister: Russia and the US have agreed to set up a bilateral economic working group
餐饮在线运营商再惠谋求新加坡和香港双重上市:尚未盈..
cān yǐn zài xiàn yùn yíng shāng zài huì móu qiú xīn jiā pō hé xiāng gǎng shuāng chóng shǎng shì shàng wèi yíng . .
F&B online operator Re-Wai seeks dual listing in Singapore and Hong Kong: not yet profitable...
“那双鞋是谁的？” “汤姆的。”
"Nà shuāng xié shì shéi de?" "Tāngmǔ de."
"Whose shoes are these?" "They're Tom's."
她合上双唇，并告诉自己不要哭。
Tā héshàng shuāng chún, bìng gàosu zìjǐ bù yào kū.
She pressed her lips together and willed herself not to cry.
我们不能分辨那对双胞胎。
Wǒmen bù néng fēnbiàn nà duì shuāngbāotāi.
We could not tell the twins one from the other.
老人闭上双眼，在长凳上坐着。
Lǎorén bìshang shuāngyǎn, zài chángdèng shàng zuò zhe.
The old man sat on the bench with his eyes closed.
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