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Translingual
Han character
担 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 手日一 (QAM), composition ⿰扌旦)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 424, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11941
- Dae Jaweon: page 772, character 15
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1851, character 4
- Unihan data for U+62C5
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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皽
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*tjaʀ, *tanʔ, *tjanʔ
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担
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*taːnʔ
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胆
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*daːn, *daːn
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疸
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*taːnʔ, *taːns
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觛
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*taːnʔ, *taːns, *daːnʔ
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亶
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*taːnʔ
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嬗
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*taːnʔ, *tʰaːn, *djans
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笪
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*taːnʔ, *taːns, *taːd
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狚
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*taːnʔ, *taːns, *taːd
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旦
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*taːns
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鴠
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*taːns
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譠
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*tʰaːn, *rteːn
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坦
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*tʰaːnʔ
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但
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*daːn, *daːnʔ, *daːns
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檀
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*daːn
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壇
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*daːn
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儃
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*daːn, *djan
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驙
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*daːn, *tan
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袒
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*daːnʔ, *rdeːns
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襢
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*daːnʔ, *tanʔ, *tans
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繵
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*daːnʔ
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膻
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*daːnʔ
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澶
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*daːns, *djan
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邅
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*tan, *danʔ, *dans
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鱣
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*tan
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饘
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*tjan, *tjanʔ
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旜
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*tjan
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氈
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*tjan
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鸇
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*tjan
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顫
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*tjans
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蟺
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*djanʔ
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擅
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*djans
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羶
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*hljan
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呾
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*taːd, *ʔraːd
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怛
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*taːd
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妲
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*taːd
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靼
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*taːd, *tjad
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炟
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*taːd
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- Etymology 1
- Simplified from 擔 (詹 → 旦). Compare 胆 < 膽 (dǎn). Attested as early as the Yuan dynasty.
- Etymology 2
- Simplified from 揭 (曷 → 旦).
- Etymology 3 and 4
- Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *taːnʔ) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 旦 (OC *taːns).
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of 担 – see 撣 (“to dust ; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 撣). |
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 担 – see 笪 (“coarse mat made of bamboo; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 笪). |
Japanese
Kanji
担
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 擔)
- to carry, to bear, to shoulder
- raise
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
担 • (dan) (hangeul 단, revised dan, McCune–Reischauer tan, Yale tan)
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Vietnamese
Han character
担: Hán Nôm readings: đam, đảm, đẵn, đắn, đẵm, tạ
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