担

• 拼音: dān
• 汉字拆解: 担 = 扌 (hand) + 旦 (day, burden) — to shoulder a load

含义

To carry on a shoulder pole; to bear or shoulder (a responsibility, burden, or risk).

Originally referred to the physical act of carrying loads on a shoulder pole. Now predominantly used figuratively to mean taking on responsibility or bearing consequences. Common in formal writing and official contexts.

例句

1. 他一肩担起了家庭的全部重担。
2. 身为领导者，必须敢于担责，不能推诿。
3. 这份工作责任重大，不是谁都能担得起来的。

用法指南

语境: work, responsibility, leadership

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 勇于担责是优秀领导者的品质。(Willingness to bear responsibility is a quality of excellent leaders.)
• 这项任务由他来担最为合适。(He is the most suitable person to take on this task.)

错误说法

• 担这个东西很重 — for physical carrying, prefer 挑 with a pole or 扛 on the shoulder; 担 in modern usage is mostly figurative

起源与历史

担 = 扌 (hand radical) + 旦 (dawn) — to lift and carry a load

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal