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弹
彈
dàn
1. crossball
2. bullet
3. shot
4. shell
5. ball
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

弹
dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
HSK 4 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

中弹
zhòngdàn
hit by a bullet
卡弹
kǎdàn
to jam (rifle)
子弹
zǐdàn
bullet
HSK 6
实弹
shídàn
live ammunition
导弹
dǎodàn
guided missile
HSK 6
小弹
xiǎodàn
bomblet (of cluster bomb)
弹丸
dànwán
pellet
弹匣
dànxiá
magazine (for ammunition)
弹坑
dànkēng
bomb crater
弹夹
dànjiā
ammunition clip
弹子
dànzi
slingshot pellet
弹孔
dànkǒng
bullet hole
弹弓
dàngōng
catapult
弹壳
dànké
ammunition case
弹片
dànpiàn
shrapnel
弹珠
dànzhū
marbles
弹痕
dànhén
bullet hole
弹药
dànyào
ammunition
弹道
dàndào
trajectory (of a projectile)
弹雨
dànyǔ
hail of bullets

Alternate Entries

弹
tán
to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
631
Word Frequency Rank
596 of 84,292