弹 彈
tán
HSK level: HSK 4
Meaning
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
Other reading: dàn
crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
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Characters
Examples
她会弹钢琴。
tā huì tán gāng qín。
She can play the piano.
谁在弹钢琴？
shéi zài tán gāng qín？
Who is playing the piano?
给我们弹一手。
gěi wǒ men tán yī shǒu。
Play us a tune.
Words with this character
炸弹 zhà dàn bomb导弹 dǎo dàn missile子弹 zǐ dàn bullet弹性 tán xìng flexibility反弹 fǎn tán to bounce动弹 dòng tan to budge弹孔 dàn kǒng bullet hole原子弹 yuán zǐ dàn atomic bomb钢弹 Gāng dàn Gundam, Japanese animation franchiseQ弹 Q tán springy爆弹 bào dàn bomb彩弹 cǎi dàn paintball臭弹 chòu dàn dead bomb弹道 dàn dào trajectory弹弓 dàn gōng catapult弹痕 dàn hén bullet hole弹夹 dàn jiā ammunition clip弹壳 dàn ké ammunition case弹坑 dàn kēng bomb crater弹幕 dàn mù barrage弹片 dàn piàn shrapnel弹头 dàn tóu warhead弹丸 dàn wán pellet