担

dān

to undertake

to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility

hand (扌) + phonetic 旦 = shoulder a burden

The hand radical carries the meaning: physically taking something onto your shoulders or into your hands. 旦 mainly contributes the sound dān.

扌+旦→担
扌HandSemantic
旦DawnPhonetic

他不敢担这个责任。

tā bù gǎn dān zhè ge zérèn。

He doesn't dare to take on this responsibility.

出了问题,我来担后果。

chū le wèntí,wǒ lái dān hòuguǒ。

If something goes wrong, I will shoulder the consequences.

Words with 担

担任

dān rèn

to hold a governmental office or post

担惊受怕

dān jīng shòu pà

(idiom) apprehensive; alarmed; anxious

担荷

dān hè

to shoulder a burden

重担

zhòng dàn

heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility

零担

líng dān

less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation)

债务担保证券

zhài wù dān bǎo zhèng quàn

collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond

公担

gōng dàn

quintal (100 kg)

分担

fēn dān

to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

市担

shì dàn

Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)

扁担

biǎn dan

carrying pole

扁担星

biǎn dan xīng

Altair and its two adjacent stars

承担

chéng dān

to undertake

More characters with 扌

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