双

• 拼音: shuāng
• 汉字拆解: 双 = simplified from 雙, which had 雔 (pair of birds) + 又 (hand), meaning a pair

含义

Pair; double; measure word for pairs. Used to count things that come in twos and to describe something as double or twin.

As a measure word, 双 counts things that naturally come in pairs: shoes, socks, hands, eyes, chopsticks. As an adjective, it means double, twin, or bilateral, as in 双人 (for two people) or 双方 (both sides). Contrasts with 单 (single).

例句

1. 我想买一双运动鞋。
2. 她有一双明亮的大眼睛。
3. 这个房间有一张双人床。

用法指南

语境: shopping, description, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请给我拿一双筷子。(Please give me a pair of chopsticks.)
• 双方都同意了这个方案。(Both sides agreed to this plan.)

错误说法

• 一双裤子挂在那里。(Don't use 双 for trousers — use 条. 双 is for things with two matching parts like shoes or socks)

起源与历史

Simplified from 雙, which depicted two birds held in one hand. The original character clearly showed the concept of a pair.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal