Historical Evolution
彈
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
彈
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
彈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
彈
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
彈
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
彈
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
弹 / 彈 [dàn]
crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
弹 / 彈 [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)
Japanese
counter
- counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.) (esp. as 第〜弾, e.g. 第２弾)
- counter for bullets
Korean
탄 [彈]
bullet; cannonball; shell; An object such as a bullet, cannonball, bomb, etc., which is shot out to destroy a target.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
弾 いがらし
Igarashi unclassified name
弾 いとう
Itou unclassified name
弾 いのうち
Inouchi unclassified name
弾 いのがしら
Inogashira unclassified name
弾 たま
Tama unclassified name
弾 だん
Dan female given namesurname
弾 はずむ
Hazumu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (193)
炸弹 [zhàdàn] #1,260
bomb
子弹 [zǐdàn] #1,173
bullet
反弹 [fǎntán] #17,838
to bounce
导弹 [dǎodàn] #4,006
guided missile
弹性 [tánxìng] #11,657
flexibility
弹药 [dànyào] #6,421
ammunition
核弹 [hédàn] #4,281
nuclear warhead
炮弹 [pàodàn] #8,842
artillery shell
原子弹 [yuánzǐdàn] #7,952
atom bomb
中弹 [zhòngdàn] #6,364
hit by a bullet
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 爆弾 [ばくだん] #4,323
bomb
弾 [だん] #4,901
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.)
⭐ 弾む [はずむ] #4,938
to spring
弾ける [はじける] #6,094
to burst open
⭐ 弾丸 [だんがん] #8,206
bullet
⭐ 弾く [はじく] #8,262
to flip
⭐ 銃弾 [じゅうだん] #8,647
bullet (from a rifle)
弾き飛ばす [はじきとばす] #9,755
to flick off
⭐ 弾力 [だんりょく] #10,808
elasticity
⭐ 糾弾 [きゅうだん] #11,342
censure
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