负 fù
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 贝 sea shell
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
负担
fùdān
burden; to bear
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
- 房租负担很重。 Fángzū fùdān hěn zhòng. The rent is a heavy burden.
- 我负担不起。 Wǒ fùdān bù qǐ. I cannot afford it.
- 别给他负担。 Bié gěi tā fùdān. Do not give him a burden.
Related words
- 负责 fùzé to be responsible for
- 负责人 fùzérén person in charge
- 胜负 shèngfù win or lose; outcome
- 承担 chéngdān to take on
- 担保 dānbǎo to guarantee
- 担任 dānrèn to serve as; to hold a position
- 担心 dānxīn to worry
- 待遇 dàiyù pay and benefits
- 汇报 huìbào to report
- 采访 cǎifǎng to interview
- 办事 bànshì to handle matters; to run errands
- 操作 cāozuò to operate