| 担 | dān | to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility |
| 担 | dàn | picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole |
| 担任 | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of; to take charge of; to serve as |
| 担负 | dān fù | to shoulder; to bear; to undertake |
| 担心 | dān xīn | anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious |
| 担保 | dān bǎo | to guarantee; to vouch for |
| 担子 | dàn zi | load; a carrying pole and the loads on it; CL:副 |
| 担当 | dān dāng | to take on; to undertake; to assume |
| 担架 | dān jià | stretcher; litter; bier |
| 担忧 | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 担待 | dān dài | to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility |
| 担懮 | dān yōu | worry; anxiety |
| 担担面 | dàn dàn miàn | dan dan noodles |
| 担架兵 | dān jià bīng | stretcher bearer (military) |
| 担架床 | dān jià chuáng | stretcher |
| 担架抬 | dān jià tái | stretcher (for the injured) |
| 担荷 | dān hè | shoulder a burden |