弹

tán

HSK 53 readings

“Crossball” in Chinese is 弹 (tán).

Other characters with the syllable tan: see all 15 →

Meaning

crossball
bullet
shot

Show 12 more meanings

shell
ball
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)

Example

警察会让你去找子弹的。

The police will get you to find the bullets.

From 子弹 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

tánto 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)
dàncrossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 弹

子弹zǐdànbulletHSK 5 炸弹zhàdànbombHSK 6 导弹dǎodàn(guided) missileHSK 7-9 动弹dòngtanto budgeHSK 7-9 反弹fǎntánto bounceHSK 7-9 弹性tánxìngflexibilityHSK 7-9

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