擔 (dān)
to shoulder (responsibility); to carry on a shoulder pole; to worry
How 擔 is written
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 擔
- Simplified
- 担
Components
- 扌 hand
- ⺈ knife
- 厂 cliff
- 八 eight/divide
- 言 speech
擔 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- dān
- to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
- dàn
- picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
Common words using 擔
- 分擔 fēndān
- share responsibility
- 擔心 dānxīn
- anxious; worried; uneasy
- 承擔 chéngdān
- to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
- 擔任 dānrèn
- to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of
- 擔憂 dānyōu
- to worry; to be concerned
- 擔當 dāndāng
- to take upon oneself; to assume
- 負擔 fùdān
- burden; to bear a burden
- 扁擔 biǎndan
- carrying pole; shoulder pole; CL:根[gen1]
- 擔保 dānbǎo
- to guarantee; to vouch for
- 擔子 dànzi
- load; a carrying pole and the loads on it; CL:副[fu4]
- 擔待 dāndài
- to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility
- 擔擔麵 dàndànmiàn
- dan dan noodles
擔 in a sentence
這次的責任太重了，我擔不起。
Zhè cì de zérèn tài zhòng le, wǒ dān bù qǐ.
“The responsibility this time is too heavy; I can't shoulder it.”
How common is 擔?
擔 is the 719th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.3% of all running text.
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