| 1 | 担 | 擔 | dàn | dan4 | picul (100 catties, 50 kg); two buckets full; carrying pole and its load; classifier for loads carried on a shoulder pole | | |
| 2 | 担子 | 擔子 | dàn zi | dan4 zi5 | carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility; Classifiers: 副 | | |
| 3 | 重担 | 重擔 | zhòng dàn | zhong4 dan4 | heavy burden; difficult task; great responsibility | | |
| 4 | 担担面 | 擔擔麵 | dàn dàn miàn | dan4 dan4 mian4 | Sichuan noodles with a spicy and numbing sauce | | |
| 5 | 担仔面 | 擔仔麵 | dàn zǎi miàn | dan4 zai3 mian4 | ta-a noodles or danzai noodles, popular snack originating from Tainan | | |
| 6 | 公担 | 公擔 | gōng dàn | gong1 dan4 | quintal (100 kg) | | |
| 7 | 千斤重担 | 千斤重擔 | qiān jīn zhòng dàn | qian1 jin1 zhong4 dan4 | an exceptionally heavy load or responsibility (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 市担 | 市擔 | shì dàn | shi4 dan4 | Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 jin (or 50 kg) | | |
| 9 | 勇挑重担 | 勇挑重擔 | yǒng tiāo zhòng dàn | yong3 tiao1 zhong4 dan4 | to bravely take on heavy responsibilities (idiom) | | |