惮 dàn to fear
to fear; to dread
怎么记住“惮”: 忄 heart + 单 single = to fear. As the single person left in the big old house, the widow hears a creak at night, and her heart begins to fear the dark.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
惮 = 忄 heart + 单 single
- 忄 heart meaning
- 单 single sound
As the single person left in the big old house, the widow hears a creak at night, and her heart begins to fear the dark.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the sign for single gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; to dread/shrink from, mainly in 肆无忌惮 (sìwú-jìdàn): utterly unscrupulous and unrestrained.
- 不惮 (bú dàn) = to not shrink from (literary). Chiefly appears in this set phrase.