弹

dàn, tán

bullet; shot; shell; pellet; ball; (also pr. [tán]) to pluck (a string); to play (a stringed instrument); to spring; to bounce; elastic; to flick

Radical: 弓 HSK 5 v, g, vn pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

弹 decomposes into the following components:

弓 单

Semantic component: 弓; phonetic component: 单.

Words containing 弹

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 弹.

Q弹
q tán
中弹
zhòng dàn
hit by a bullet
动弹
dòng tan
to budge
卡弹
kǎ dàn
to jam (rifle)
反弹
fǎn tán
to bounce
回弹
huí tán
子弹
zǐ dàn
bullet
实弹
shí dàn
live ammunition
导弹
dǎo dàn
guided missile
小弹
xiǎo dàn
bomblet (of cluster bomb)
弹丸
dàn wán
pellet
弹出
tán chū
to eject

Related characters (radical 弓)

Characters that share the radical 弓.

弓 弔 引 弗 弘 弛 弟 张 弥 弦 弧 弩 弪 弭 弮 弯 弱 弳 張 強 强 弼 彀 彆

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