dān = d + an1
to undertake / to carry / to shoulder / to take responsibility
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dàn = d + an4
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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How to pronounce 担

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= d initial

D is for Don Quixote.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an4 final

In the anthill’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

担 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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dàn = d + an4
dawn / morning / daybreak / day / dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors)
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Characters with 担 as component

担 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 担

anxious / worried / uneasy / to worry / to be anxious
to undertake / to assume (responsibility etc)
burden / to bear a burden

Sentences with 担

担 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dān / dàn

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