|  | 耽 | ||
| indulge in; be negligent | |||
| Radical | 耳 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 4 | Total Strokes | 10 | 
| Mandarin reading | dān | Cantonese reading | daam1 | 
| Japanese on reading | tan | Japanese kun reading | fukeru | 
| Korean reading | tham | Vietnamese reading | xẩm | 
|  | 耽 | ||
| indulge in; be negligent | |||
| Radical | 耳 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 4 | Total Strokes | 10 | 
| Mandarin reading | dān | Cantonese reading | daam1 | 
| Japanese on reading | tan | Japanese kun reading | fukeru | 
| Korean reading | tham | Vietnamese reading | xẩm | 
| 耽忧 | [ dān yoū ] variant of 擔憂|担忧[dan1 you1] | 
| 耽搁 | [ dān ge ] to tarry, to delay, to stop over | 
| 耽误 | [ dān wu ] to delay, to hold up, to waste time, to interfere with | 
| 耽 | [ dān ] variant of 耽[dan1] | 
| ⇒ 替古人耽忧 | [ tì gǔ rén dān yoū ] to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily, crying over spilt milk, often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues |