dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder

Made up of [ shǒu hand radical 64, dàn dawn; morning; day-break ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 8 strokes.
The hand radical suggests 'carry' wheile 'dan' on left is the phonetic

Related characters


Also uses shǒu component: (to hold) bàn (to act) ; bào (to announce) ; bào (to hold) ; gǎo (to do) ; (skill) ; (to pull) ; qiú (to beat) ; tái (to lift) ; tuī (to push) ; (I (me)) ; zhǎo (to try to find)
Also uses dàn component: dàn (but) dǎn (the gall)

Sounds same

dān (bill)

Different tone

dǎn (the gall) ; dàn (birth) ; dàn (dawn) ; dàn (but)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

儿行千里母担忧 ér xíng qiān lǐ mǔ dān yōu Mothers will always worry about their children