dāndàn

carry

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

旦 sound component

  Sound component

dàn

  

dawn

Evolution

担 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
担 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

dān

carry, bear, undertake; 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

Most common words with 担
Freq.
Word
Meaning

担心

anxious

to carry

承担

to undertake

担任

to assume office of

负担

burden