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
担任
dānrèn
to serve as; to hold a position
Characters in this word
任 rèn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 壬 9th heavenly stem
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我担任班长。 Wǒ dānrèn bānzhǎng. I am the class monitor.
- 她担任经理。 Tā dānrèn jīnglǐ. She works as the manager.
- 他担任老师。 Tā dānrèn lǎoshī. He serves as a teacher.