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ㄉㄢ ˋ

dàn

bullet

弹 is an 11 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as dàn in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as tán.

In traditional Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (bow) and (list).

  • ㄉㄢ ˋ

    dàn

    bullet

    • ㄍㄨㄥ

      gōng

      bow

    • ㄉㄢ

      dān

      list

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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a whole list of bows is not as effective as one single bullet.
by lilko

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List the instruments you can play like a bow's string.
by fnx

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 弹

dàn
tán

Definitions for 弹 pronounced as dàn

  • crossball
  • bullet
  • shot
  • shell
  • ball

Definitions for 弹 pronounced as 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)

Vocabulary

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