dàn tán

bullet; shell; shot

HSK 4 #632

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 632nd character
Radical ⼸ (57.8)
Strokes 11
Index # 2473
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

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

Stroke order

弹 stroke order diagram
弹 stroke order animation

Words containing 弹

Word Meaning
implosion atomic bomb
China's A-bomb, H-bomb and first satellite
napalm
to be unable to move a single step
chemical ammunition
chemical bomb
to jam (rifle)
atom bomb
atomic demolition munition
anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)
anti-missile
antimissile missile
anti-ship missile
anti-ship cruise missile
buzzing bomb
(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape
ground-to-air missile
Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB), a powerful American bomb
bullet train; Shinkansen 线xīn gàn xiàn, Japanese high-speed train
(military) cluster bomb; shrapnel
artillery cluster bomb
cluster bomb
to preach to deaf ears
nuclear-powered missile submarine
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)