ㄉㄢ

dān

undertake

担 is an 8 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as dān in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as dàn.

In traditional Chinese the character 擔 is used.

It is made up of the components 扌 (hand) and 旦 (daybreak).

  • 担
    ㄉㄢ

    dān

    undertake

    • 扌
      ㄕㄡ ˙

      shou

      hand

    • 旦
      ㄉㄢ ˋ

      dàn

      daybreak

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At daybreak, with my hand, I undertake my duty, for the greater good!
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 担

dān
dàn

Definitions for 担 pronounced as dān

  • to undertake
  • to carry
  • to shoulder
  • to take responsibility

Definitions for 担 pronounced as dàn

  • picul (100 catties, 50 kg)
  • two buckets full
  • carrying pole and its load
  • classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

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