弹 meaning and pronunciation

弹
Simplified character
彈
Traditional character

弹 English definition

dàn
  • (dan4) crossball
  • bullet
  • shot
  • shell
  • ball
  • (tan2) 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)

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 但 : but; yet; however; only; merely; still;
  • 僤 : great; severe;
  • 啖 : to eat; to taste; to entice (using bait);
  • 弾 : Japanese variant of 彈|弹;
  • 惮 : dread; fear; dislike;
  • 憺 : peace;
  • 旦 : dawn; morning; day-break; day;
  • 柦 : a kind of wooden desk without legs;
  • 氮 : nitrogen (chemistry);
  • 淡 : insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen;
  • 澹 : tranquil; placid; quiet;
  • 窞 : pit; cave;
  • 萏 : lotus;
  • 蛋 : egg; oval-shaped; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2];
  • 蜑 : Tanka people;
  • 诞 : birth; birthday; brag; boast; to increase;
  • 霮 : denseness of clouds;
  • 髧 : long hair;
  • 鴠 : a kind of nightingale;

Sentences examples with 弹

  • 我四岁开始学习弹钢琴。
    Wǒ sì suì kāishǐ xuéxí dàn gāngqín.

Words containing 弹, by HSK level

态 钢