弹壳

彈殼
dànké
noun #7,787

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 bullet casing; cartridge case; shell casing

Characters

Bullet + shell — the outer casing of a cartridge.

Examples

Dì shàng sànluò zhe jǐ gè dànké.
There were several bullet casings scattered on the ground.
Jǐngchá zài xiànchǎng shōují le dànké.
The police collected shell casings at the scene.
Shèjī hòu yào qīnglǐ dànké.
You need to clean up the casings after shooting.

Tips

usage
弹壳 is the empty metal casing left after a round is fired. 子弹 (zǐdàn) is the complete bullet/round. 弹头 (dàntóu) is the projectile tip.

Stroke Order

dàn