Chinese symbol for “undertake”
承担
chéng dān
Traditional: 承擔
to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for undertake is 承担 (chéng dān), defined as: to undertake; to assume (responsibility etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “undertake”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 担 (擔) | dān | to undertake; to carry |
| 承办 (承辦) | chéng bàn | to undertake; to accept a contract |
| 就 | jiù | (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after |
| 从事 (從事) | cóng shì | to go for; to engage in |
| 承 | chéng | to bear; to carry |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 承担.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 承认 (承認) | chéng rèn | to admit; to concede |
| 承诺 (承諾) | chéng nuò | to promise; to undertake to do something |
| 继承 (繼承) | jì chéng | to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc) |
| 承受 | chéng shòu | to bear; to support |
| 传承 (傳承) | chuán chéng | to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times) |
| 担心 (擔心) | dān xīn | anxious; worried |
| 担任 (擔任) | dān rèn | to hold a governmental office or post; to assume office of |
| 负担 (負擔) | fù dān | to bear (an expense, a responsibility etc); burden |
See also: Japanese symbol for “undertake”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.