弹 (彈) tán

  1. tán verb to pluck a string; to play
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Music
    Notes: Used for string instruments (Guoyu '彈' tán v 3; XHZD '弹' tán 2, p. 727)
  2. tán verb to flick; to fling; to prod
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '彈' tán v 7; XHZD '弹' tán 1, p. 727)
  3. tán verb to shoot
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Especially, from a catapult (Guoyu '彈' tán v 1; Unihan '彈'; XHZD '弹' tán 3, p. 728)
  4. tán verb to impeach
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 纠劾 (Guoyu '彈' tán v 4; XHZD '弹' tán 4, p. 728)
  5. dàn noun a pellet
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Especially, an iron pellet shot from a catapult (Guoyu '彈' dàn n 1; XHZD '弹' dàn 1, p. 128)
  6. dàn noun a bullet; an artillery shell; a bomb
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 子弹 'bullet' (Guoyu '彈' dàn n 2; XHZD '弹' dàn 2, p. 128)
  7. dàn noun a catapult
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 弹弓 (Guoyu '彈' dàn n 3)
  8. dàn noun a bird or reptile egg
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Same as 蛋 (Guoyu '彈' dàn n 4)
  9. tán verb to strike
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 敲击 (Guoyu '彈' tán v 2)
  10. tán verb to stretch or contract
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '彈' tán v 5)
  11. tán verb to fall
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 掉落 (Guoyu '彈' tán v 6)
  12. tán noun a boil; sphoṭaka
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sphoṭaka, Japanese: dan (BCSD '彈', p. 436; MW 'sphoṭaka'; Unihan '彈')

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