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担

Traditional: 擔

dān

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

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dān · daam1 (Jyutping)

  1. to undertake
  2. to carry
  3. to shoulder
  4. to take responsibility

dàn · daam1 (Jyutping)

  1. picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
  2. two buckets full
  3. carrying pole and its load
  4. classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

担

Meaning
carry, bear, undertake
Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Components
⿰扌旦
Cangjie
QAM
Four-corner
5601.0

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