承 chéng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
承担
chéngdān
to take on
Characters in this word
担 dān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 旦 dawn
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我来承担。 Wǒ lái chéngdān. I will take it on.
- 他承担责任。 Tā chéngdān zérèn. He takes responsibility.
- 谁承担费用？ Shéi chéngdān fèiyòng? Who will pay the cost?
Related words
- 承认 chéngrèn to admit
- 承受 chéngshòu to bear; to endure
- 承办 chéngbàn to organize; to undertake
- 继承 jìchéng to inherit; to carry on
- 担保 dānbǎo to guarantee
- 担任 dānrèn to serve as; to hold a position
- 担心 dānxīn to worry
- 负担 fùdān burden; to bear
- 待遇 dàiyù pay and benefits
- 办事 bànshì to handle matters; to run errands
- 汇报 huìbào to report
- 失业 shīyè to lose one's job; unemployment