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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dan1
- English meanings
- to undertake, to carry, to shoulder, to take responsibility, picul (100 catties, 50 kg), two buckets full, carrying pole and its load, classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 旦.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
旦 is identified as the sound component (dàn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 担.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
red; cinnabar
yet
alone
pluck/play (musical instrument)
dawn; day
exhaust
pale
delay; indulge
guts
egg
birth; birthday; absurd
Handan (place name)
Handan (place name)
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Related words
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- 分担
- 承担
- 担任
- 担保
- 担子
- 担当
- 担心
- 担忧
- 担负
- 负担