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Character Decomposition
弹=弓+单
Etymology
bow
Meanings2 pronunciations
dàn
crossball
bullet
shot
shell
ball
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)
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Words with 弹 272 total
to budge动弹dòng tan(Tw) missile · stray bullet飞弹fēi dàn(guided) missile · CL:枚 méi导弹dǎo dànto bounce · to bounce back · to boomerang · to ricochet · rebound (of stock market etc) · bounce · backlash · negative repercussions反弹fǎn tánto censure · to denounce · to impeach纠弹jiū tánnuclear bomb核弹hé dànpingtan, a traditional Suzhou narrative art that combines storytelling and ballad singing, typically performed by two artists · also used as a collective term for píng huà (spoken storytelling) and tán cí (sung storytelling)评弹píng tánbullet枪弹qiāng dànlive ammunition实弹shí dànH-bomb · hydrogen bomb氢弹qīng dànshot (for a shotgun); canister shot散弹sǎn dànto shoot oneself饮弹yǐn dànricochet跳弹tiào dànbomb · CL:枚 méi, kē炸弹zhà dànbullet · CL:粒 lì, kē, fā子弹zǐ dànslingshot made from the 柘 zhè tree柘弹zhè dàn(of a food's mouthfeel) springy · firm · al denteQ弹Q tánto get hit by a bullet; to get shot中弹zhòng dànto jam (rifle)卡弹kǎ dàndud哑弹yǎ dàn(of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape · (fig.) to rebound · to bounce back回弹huí tánbomblet (of cluster bomb)小弹xiǎo dànpellet弹丸dàn wánto eject · to exit from · to pop up弹出tán chū
Idioms with 弹 51 total Chain
lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment · to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc)弹冠相庆tán guān xiāng qìng(idiom) to be in straitened circumstances and have to ask for help; lit. to tap the sword hilt and find no fish弹铗无鱼dàn jiá wú yúout of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits弹尽粮绝dàn jìn liáng juéout of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits弹尽援绝dàn jìn yuán jué
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