chữ đơn
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
(noun) single characters that were borrowed for their sound, a category of Nôm characters where each character is borrowed for their phonetics, "simple phonograms"; this was one of the main components in Nôm texts alongside semantophonograms.
Examples
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sources & notes
Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗
Sense 2
(noun) simplified characters
Common questions
What does “chữ đơn” mean?
(noun) single characters that were borrowed for their sound, a category of Nôm characters where each character is borrowed for their phonetics, "simple phonograms"; this was one of the main components in Nôm texts alongside semantophonograms.
Is “chữ đơn” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.