dàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Japanese variant form of 弹: bullet; shell; to flick; to pluck (a string)

Examples

Zhè zhǐshì dàn de Rìběn xiěfǎ.
This is just the Japanese way of writing 弹.

Tips

history
is the Japanese shinjitai (simplified) form of the character written in Mainland Chinese and in traditional Chinese. It is not used in Chinese writing — only in Japanese and old printing. The Chinese character is also read tán (to pluck, to flick).
register
Japanese variant only — appears in etymology notes and Japanese text, not in modern Chinese.

Components

radical
gōng
bow (weapon)
The (bow) radical on the left carries the meaning: the character first meant a pellet shot from a bow, later a bullet. Same radical and sense as the Chinese form .
phonetic
dān
single (Japanese form of 单)
The right side is the Japanese form of , the sound element, drifting from dān to dàn. The Chinese character uses the fuller in the same role; it contributes no meaning here.

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Stroke Order

dàn