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
car bomb
car bombing
intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM
depth charge
paintball (sports)
rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
Mother of All Bombs; US super bomb MOAB
father of bombs; very powerful bomb
bomb; explosion
ball (in sport, incl. billiards)
biological ammunition
real men do not easily cry (idiom)
armor piercing shell
air-to-surface missile
air-to-air missile
air-to-air missile
sugar-coated bribe; corrupting sweet offer
to censure; to denounce; to impeach
infrared guided missile
shoulder-fired missile
a suicide bomb
suicide bomber
improvised explosive device IED
dead bomb (i.e. not exploding on impact)
repeat the same old tune; be unoriginal