弹簧

彈簧

tánhuáng

noun #11,521

Measure Word

一根弹簧 gēn

Meanings

1 spring (coiled metal)

Characters

to bounce; to spring

Examples

HSK 6

这个弹簧失去了弹性。

Zhège tánhuáng shīqù le tánxìng.

This spring has lost its elasticity.

HSK 7-9

床垫里有很多弹簧。

Chuángdiàn lǐ yǒu hěnduō tánhuáng.

There are many springs inside the mattress.

Tips

memory

弹 (bounce/spring) + 簧 (reed of an instrument) = a coiled spring. Think of the bouncy 弹 character doing the springing.

Stroke Order

弹 dàn

簧 huáng