担 = 扌 + 旦

担 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “carry”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 旦 (dawn).

Keyword: carry
Pinyin (Mandarin): dān
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: carry, bear, undertake, брать, носить, bear, undertake
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 担 shouldering

Decomposition

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扌 hand
旦 dawn

How to find 担 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “dawn”. 担 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 担 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.