弹痕

彈痕

dànhén

noun #30,140

Measure Word

一个弹痕 gè

Meanings

1 bullet hole
2 shell hole
3 mark left by a projectile

Characters

mark; trace; scar

Examples

HSK 4

墙上还留着战争年代的弹痕。

Qiáng shàng hái liú zhe zhànzhēng niándài de dànhén.

Bullet holes from the war years still mark the wall.

HSK 6

这辆装甲车上布满了弹痕。

Zhè liàng zhuāngjiǎchē shàng bùmǎn le dànhén.

This armored car is covered in bullet holes.

Tips

memory

弹 (dàn) = bullet/shell + 痕 (hén) = mark/scar (the same 痕 as in 伤痕 'scar' and 痕迹 'trace'). Literally a 'bullet scar' left in a surface.

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

痕 hén