Meaning
crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball; impeach
Chinese: 子弹；读 tán 时表示弹奏、弹开。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dan” becomes a different word in each tone. 弹 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 子弹zǐ dànbullet
- 炸弹zhà dànbomb
- 导弹dǎo dàn(guided) missile
- 弹性tán xìngflexibility; elasticity
- 反弹fǎn tánto bounce; to bounce back; to boomerang; to ricochet
Example Sentence
他会弹钢琴。Tā huì tán gāng qín.He can play the piano.
他Tāhe会huìcan弹tánto pluck (a string)钢琴gāng qínpiano。