担(dān)

HSK 48 strokesTrad. 擔
Readingsdāndàndǎn

to undertake

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Character information

Pinyin
dān / dàn / dǎn
Meaning
to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
擔

Origin & structure

Where 担 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌旦

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 旦 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu旦dàn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 担 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 担

Common words using 担 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chéng承dān担
HSK 4

to undertake

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dān担rèn任
HSK 4

to hold a governmental office or post

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dān担bǎo保
HSK 4

to guarantee

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dān担xīn心
HSK 4

anxious

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fù负dān担
HSK 4

to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc)

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dān担yōu忧
HSK 6

to worry

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fēn分dān担
HSK 7-9

to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

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dàn担zi子
HSK 7-9

carrying pole and the loads on it

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 担’s common words

承任保心负忧分子

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