Phono-semantic compound:
手 (hand radical) – semantic, indicating an action done with the hand, especially carrying or holding.
詹 (phonetic element, zhān/첨) – provides the sound and helps form the pronunciation.
The combined image conveys the act of taking something onto one’s shoulders or into one’s responsibility.

Semantic range:
- to carry or bear on the shoulders;
- to undertake or assume responsibility;
- to endure or bear (a task, duty, or hardship).

擔當 (담당) – to take charge of, responsibility
擔心 (담심) – to worry, to be concerned
負擔 (부담) – burden, responsibility
擔保 (담보) – guarantee, security

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Vocabulary

to hold, to grasp, to carry, to maintain, to sustain, to persist

to point, to indicate, finger

to raise, to provoke, to stir up, to lift, to poke, to incite

to seize, to catch, to arrest, to capture

to give

to search, to look for, to probe, to explore

to connect, to join, to come into contact, to receive, to engage

to help, to assist, to aid

to carry, to shoulder, to bear a burden, to undertake, to take responsibility

to enlarge, to expand, to widen, to extend, to amplify

to grasp, to hold, to govern, to administer, to absorb, to take in

collect

to change, to correct, to reform, to revise, to amend

to release, to let go, to set free, to place, to put, to emit, to radiate, to allow

government, administration, politics, governing affairs, to govern

to teach, to instruct, to educate

to rescue, to save, to relieve, to help in distress

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