Chinese Character 弹 Meanings and components.

Form

弹

Meaning

弹 meaning[3] in English

Crossball.

Bullet.

Shot.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 弹 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Gong (弓) , and surname Shan (单)

Its radical[1] is: 弓 (gong1) which means: Surname Gong, .弓gong1surname Gong

In cangjie it is written with NCWJ

How to write 弹

To write弹dan4crossball you should write a combination of 弓gong1surname Gong , 单dan1surname Shan arranged in a 吅 shape:

弓 + 单 = 弹

弹 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 弹 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 弹, looks as follow:

弹
Pinyin:dan4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Crossball . Bullet . Shot . Shell . Ball
弓
Pinyin:gong1
Meaning[3]: Surname Gong
单
Pinyin:dan1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Shan
八
Pinyin:ba1
Meaning[3]: Eight . 8
田
Pinyin:tian2
Meaning[3]: Surname Tian
十
Pinyin:shi2
Meaning[3]: Ten . 10

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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