| 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 |
| 负担 | fù dān | burden; to bear a burden |
| 承担 | chéng dān | to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc) |
| 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 |
| 扁担 | biǎn dan | carrying pole; shoulder pole; CL:根 |
| 重担 | zhòng dàn | heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility |
| 担当 | dān dāng | to take on; to undertake; to assume |
| 分担 | fēn dān | share responsibility |
| 担架 | dān jià | stretcher; litter; bier |
| 担忧 | dān yōu | to worry; to be concerned |
| 债务担保证券 | zhài wù dān bǎo zhèng quàn | collateralized debt obligation (CDO), type of bond |
| 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 |
| 替古人担忧 | tì gǔ rén dān yōu | to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |
| 牵羊担酒 | qiān yáng dān jiǔ | pulling a lamb and bringing wine on a carrying pole (idiom); fig. to offer elaborate congratulations; to kill the fatted calf |
| 负担不起 | fù dān bu qǐ | cannot afford; cannot bear the burden |
| 负担者 | fù dān zhě | bearer |
| 负重担 | fù zhòng dān | burdened |
| 资产担保证券 | zī chǎn dān bǎo zhèng quàn | asset-backed security; ABS |
| 零担 | líng dān | less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation) |