擔

Glyph origin
– to carry by hand.

Etymology
According to STEDT, from, whence 🇨🇬. , on the other hand, notes is an area word whose source is probably Austroasiatic; compare 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬. An alternative form with initial *t which agrees with later Old Chinese is widespread; compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬.

The softened initial in Northern Min points to OC pre-nasalization which is supported by 🇨🇬, an early Chinese loan into Hmong-Mien.

is with the passive s/h-suffix, literally "what is carried".

Definitions

 * 1) to carry on a shoulder pole
 * 2) to bear; to shoulder; to undertake
 * 3)  to hold in one's mouth

Definitions

 * 1) carrying pole with loads on both ends
 * 2) burden; load; responsibilities
 * 3) picul, a traditional Chinese unit of weight equal to 100 catties
 * 4)  picul; equal to 50 kilograms
 * 5)  picul; equal to 60.478982 kilograms

Kanji

 * 1) A traditional unit of measurement equivalent to 60kg or approximately 132.3lb
 * 2) shouldering
 * 3) carry
 * 4) raise
 * 5) bear