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
担当
dāndāng
to take responsibility; responsibility; sense of duty
Characters in this word
当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
Example phrases
- 面对公共危机，领导者的担当不是喊口号，而是承担难以回避的责任。 Miànduì gōnggòng wēijī, lǐngdǎozhě de dāndāng bú shì hǎn kǒuhào, ér shì chéngdān nányǐ huíbì de zérèn. In a public crisis, a leader's sense of responsibility is not about shouting slogans, but about taking responsibility that cannot be avoided.
- 他是个有担当的人，答应的事一定做到。 Tā shì ge yǒu dāndāng de rén, dāying de shì yídìng zuòdào. He is a responsible person; whatever he promises, he will do.
- 年轻人要有担当，敢于为自己的选择负责。 Niánqīng rén yào yǒu dāndāng, gǎnyú wèi zìjǐ de xuǎnzé fùzé. Young people should have a sense of responsibility and dare to answer for their own choices.
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
- 担负 dānfù to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
- 担 dàn load; carrying-pole load; measure word for loads
- 担子 dànzi burden; load; responsibility
- 分担 fēndān to share; to shoulder jointly
- 当 dāng to work as; to be