1. 担
  2. 当

担

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Meta:

  1. 担 is the 719th most frequent character.
  2. 担 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 担 appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. 担 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
担 => 扌, 旦
Radical :
担 => 扌 (hand), 日 (sun/day), 一 (one)
Graphical :
担 => 亅, 二, 口, 一, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dan1 - to undertake/to carry/to shoulder/to take responsibility
  2. dan4 - picul (100 catties, 50 kg)/two buckets full/carrying pole and its load/classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 担 (dan1): The component 旦 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 担 (dan4): The component 旦 is pronounced as 'dan4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

分担 (分擔)
担心 (擔心)

Medium Frequency

承担 (承擔)
担 (擔)
担任 (擔任)
担忧 (擔憂)
担当 (擔當)
负担 (負擔)

当

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Meta:

  1. 当 is the 71st most frequent character.
  2. 当 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 当 appears as a character in 118 words.
  4. 当 appears as a component in 4 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
当 => ⺌, 彐
Radical :
当 => ⺌ (small), 彐 (pig snout)
Graphical :
当 => 丨, 丷, ㇕, 二

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. dang1 - to be/to act as/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at
  2. dang4 - at or in the very same.../suitable/adequate/fitting/proper/to replace/to regard as/to think/to pawn/(coll.) to fail (a student)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

当 (當)
当年 (當年)
当时 (當時)
当然 (當然)

Medium Frequency

上当 (上當)
不当 (不當)
亚当 (亞當)
便当 (便當)
充当 (充當)
叮当 (叮當)
得当 (得當)
恰当 (恰當)
应当 (應當)
担当 (擔當)
理所当然 (理所當然)
当下 (當下)
当中 (當中)
当事人 (當事人)
当今 (當今)
当代 (當代)
当作 (當作)
当做 (當做)
当兵 (當兵)
当初 (當初)
当前 (當前)
当地 (當地)
当场 (當場)
当天 (當天)
当家 (當家)
当局 (當局)
当心 (當心)
当成 (當成)
当日 (當日)
当晚 (當晚)
当当 (當當)
当真 (當真)
当众 (當眾)
当红 (當紅)
当选 (當選)
当面 (當面)
相当 (相當)
相当于 (相當於)
适当 (適當)
麦当劳 (麥當勞)
麦当娜 (麥當娜)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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