霰弹

霰彈
xiàndàn
noun #21,575

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 buckshot
  2. 2 shotgun shell
  3. 3 shrapnel shell
  4. 4 canister shot

Examples

Lièrén yòng xiàndàn qiāng dǎliè.
The hunter hunted with a shotgun.
Xiàndàn sǎnshè fànwéi guǎng, shìhé jìn jùlí shèjī.
Buckshot has a wide scatter range, suitable for close-range shooting.

Tips

memory
(xiàn) means sleet or pellets of ice — tiny scattered particles. means bullet/shell. Together 霰弹 paints the image of many pellets scattering like sleet, which is exactly how buckshot works.

Stroke Order

xiàn
dàn