Character data

HSK 4

FREQUENCY 632nd character

RADICAL ⼸ (57.8)

STROKES 11

INDEX # 2473

TRADITIONAL 彈

弹 dàn tán

bullet; shell; shot

HSK 4 #632

弹 dàn	1. bullet 2. shell 3. shot 4. ball 5. crossball
弹 tán	1. to play (a string instrument) 2. to pluck (a string) 3. to flick 4. elastic (of materials) 5. to flip 6. to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) 7. to spring or leap 8. to accuse 9. to impeach 10. (of cotton) to fluff or tease

Word	Meaning
荷枪实弹 hè qiāng shí dàn	(idiom) armed; carrying a loaded firearm
弹坑 dàn kēng	bomb crater
弹药库 dàn yào kù	ammunition dump
氢弹 qīng dàn	hydrogen bomb; H-bomb
老调重弹 lǎo diào chóng tán	to play the same old tune (idiom); unoriginal
弹丸 dàn wán	pellet
弹尽粮绝 dàn jìn liáng jué	out of ammo and food; in desperate straits
毒气弹 dú qì dàn	poison gas shell; poison gas grenade
烟幕弹 yān mù dàn	smoke bomb
榴弹炮 liú dàn pào	howitzer
榴霰弹 liú xiàn dàn	shrapnel; shrapnel shell; also pr. liú sǎn dàn
达姆弹 dá mǔ dàn	expanding bullet; dumdum bullet (loanword)
弹簧锁 tán huáng suǒ	spring lock
核导弹 hé dǎo dàn	nuclear missile
洲际导弹 zhōu jì dǎo dàn	intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
中子弹 zhōng zǐ dàn	neutron bomb
乱弹琴 luàn tán qín	to talk nonsense; to behave like a fool
弹簧门 tán huáng mén	swing door
曳光弹 yè guāng dàn	tracer; tracer ammunition
糖衣炮弹 táng yī pào dàn	sweet bribe to tempt and corrupt
弹冠相庆 tán guān xiāng qìng	to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)
弹拨乐器 tán bō yuè qì	plucked string instrument
载弹量 zài dàn liàng	payload
Q弹 q tán	(of a food's mouthfeel) springy; firm; al dente
一弹指顷 yī tán zhǐ qǐng	a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash

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