How to write 儋

儋 [dān] 1. 〔～县〕地名，在中国海南省。 [En.] Place name in Hainan Province, China. 2. 〈动〉 1. 担(擔)的古字。肩荷、用肩挑。 [En.] An ancient form of "担" (dàn). To carry on a shoulder pole. 2. 抬。二人用肩扛。 [En.] To carry by two persons. 3. 〈形〉 同“聸”。耳下垂。 [En.] Same as "聸". Big ear (referring to drooping ears). 4. 〈名〉 1. 古州名。汉置儋耳郡，唐改为儋州。民国设县。旧治所在今海南省儋县西北。 [En.] An ancient prefecture name. Established as Dan Prefecture in the Han Dynasty, renamed Dan Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty, and designated as a county in the Republic of China. The previous administrative center is located northwest of present-day Dān County in Hainan Province. 2. 儋县，在海南省的西北部。人口71万（1991年）。 [En.] Dan County, located in the northwest of Hainan Province, with a population of 710,000 (1991). 3. 另见 dàn。 [En.] See also "dàn". 儋 [dàn] 1. 同“擔”，负荷。 [En.] Same as "担", meaning to carry a load. 2. 〈量〉 1. 成担货物的计量单位。 [En.] A unit of weight for measuring goods, equivalent to 50 kilograms. 2. 另见 dān。 [En.] See also "dān". 【引】 - 晋· 陶潜《劝农》：“儋石不储，饥寒交至。” [En.] Jin Dynasty, Tao Qian "Encouragement of Agriculture": "Without storing dan stones, hunger and cold will arrive."