惮 (dàn): to dread

Meanings

他做事肆无忌惮，毫无顾忌。

Tā zuòshì sìwújìdàn, háowú gùjì.

He worked unscrupulously, completely without restraint.

他从不惮于困难，总是勇敢面对。

Tā cóngbù dàn yú kùnnan, zǒngshì yǒnggǎn miànduì.

He never shrinks from difficulties and faces them bravely.

usage

Best known in 肆无忌惮 (utterly unscrupulous), literally acting with no fear or scruple. Also 不惮 meaning to not shrink from.

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

The heart radical, a left-side form of 心. It marks this as an inner feeling, here the fear or dread one shrinks back from.

phonetic

单 dān

single; alone

Supplies the sound, 单 shifting to dàn. It carries no meaning here; it is purely the phonetic part of this feeling character.

惮 dàn