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Character #524 · The First 1000

dān

undertake

to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility

Also read dàn (load carried on a shoulder pole)

Strokes
816
TraditionalSimplified
擔 担
Poster cell
T19
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • dānrèn to assume office of
  • dānxīn anxious
  • chéngdān to undertake
  • fùdān to bear
  • dānbǎo to guarantee
  • dānyōu to worry
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 担擔

Write 担擔 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, dān, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell T19 · 28 × 36 grid

担擔 is #524 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 担 mean in English?
担 (dān) means "undertake": to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility.
How do you pronounce 担?
担 is pronounced dān in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄢ. It can also be read dàn (load carried on a shoulder pole).
How many strokes does 担 have?
The simplified form, 担, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 擔, has 16.
What is the traditional form of 担?
The traditional form of 担 is 擔. 担 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 擔 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 担?
Common words that use 担 include 担任 (dānrèn, to assume office of), 担心 (dānxīn, anxious), 承担 (chéngdān, to undertake), 负担 (fùdān, to bear).
How common is 担?
担 is number 524 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell T19 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.