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
dàn
load; carrying-pole load; measure word for loads
Character
Example phrases
- 收成不好时，一担粮食就可能决定一家人能否熬过冬天。 Shōucheng bù hǎo shí, yì dàn liángshi jiù kěnéng juédìng yì jiā rén néng fǒu áoguò dōngtiān. When the harvest is poor, a single load of grain may determine whether a family can get through the winter.
- 爷爷每天挑两担水回家。 Yéye měi tiān tiāo liǎng dàn shuǐ huíjiā. Grandpa carries two loads of water home every day.
- 农民把一担菜挑到集市上去卖。 Nóngmín bǎ yí dàn cài tiāo dào jíshì shàng qù mài. The farmer carried a load of vegetables on a pole to the market to sell.
Related words
- 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
- 负担 fùdān burden; to bear
- 担忧 dānyōu to worry, to be anxious
- 担 dān to shoulder; to undertake; to bear
- 担当 dāndāng to take responsibility; responsibility; sense of duty
- 担负 dānfù to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
- 担子 dànzi burden; load; responsibility
- 分担 fēndān to share; to shoulder jointly
- 股 gǔ classifier for currents, smells, forces, etc.