彈
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dàn · bullet, pellet, shell

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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弓Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 彈

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Example sentences

Notice where 彈 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de shìhào jiù shì dàn gāng qín.我的嗜好就是彈鋼琴。

My hobby is playing the piano.

Source: Tatoeba #816814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bèi yì kē zǐ dàn dǎ sǐ le.他被一顆子彈打死了。

He was killed by a single bullet.

Source: Tatoeba #881579 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào tā dàn jí tā.我要他彈吉他。

I want him to play the guitar.

Source: Tatoeba #881849 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jí tā dàn dé hěn hǎo.他吉他彈得很好。

He plays the guitar very well.

Source: Tatoeba #833111 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng tā dàn nǐ de jí tā.讓他彈你的吉他。

Let him play your guitar.

Source: Tatoeba #834876 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā kě yǐ bǎ gāng qín dàn dé hěn hǎo.她可以把鋼琴彈得很好。

She can play the piano very well.

Source: Tatoeba #894357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 彈 in context

  1. Say dàn, then recall the core meaning: bullet, pellet, shell.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 彈 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.