to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility
picul (100 catties, 50 kg) / two buckets full / carrying pole and its load / classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

= + : Don Quixote had a terrible night and needs one coffee more this morning. Carrying a toy claw over his shoulder, he carries two really large mugs at each end of the claw through anthill's bathroom, using the claw as a shoulder pole.

担 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: A big mug, since many people start the day with a mug of coffee.

Don Quixote (d) meets the sun (日) early in the morning (旦) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). Don Quixote is full of energy and can't wait to start into a new adventure, but since the sun is a morning grouch who only just started drinking her mug of coffee (mnemonic symbol for 旦) she cannot stand it and beats him over the head with a flute (一) to calm him a bit down.

Characters with 担 as component

担 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 担

to undertake / to assume (responsibility etc)
to hold a governmental office or post / to assume office of / to take charge of / to serve as
to worry / to be concerned
stretcher / litter / bier
carrying pole / shoulder pole / CL:根[gen1]
to play the leading role
to undertake / to assume (responsibility etc)
Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce
variant of 耽擱|耽搁[dan1 ge5]
stretcher bearer (military)
stretcher (for the injured)
to shoulder a burden
variant of 耽誤|耽误[dan1 wu5]
collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond
quintal (100 kg)
Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg)
Altair and its two adjacent stars
ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan
worry / anxiety

Sentences with 担

担 currently does not appear in any sentence.