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Chinese symbol for “ammunition”

弹药
dàn yào
Traditional: 彈藥
ammunition

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ammunition is 弹药 (dàn yào), defined as: ammunition.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

弹 dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes
药 yào
drugs, medicine; the leaf of the Dahurian angelica plant
radical 140 ⾋ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ammunition”

WordPinyinMeaning
火huǒfire; urgent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弹药.

WordPinyinMeaning
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
导弹 (導彈)dǎo dàn(guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi)
子弹 (子彈)zǐ dànbullet; measure word: 粒 (lì), 颗 (kē), 发 (fā)
弹性 (彈性)tán xìngflexibility; elasticity
反弹 (反彈)fǎn tánto bounce; to bounce back
药物 (藥物)yào wùmedicaments; pharmaceuticals
药品 (藥品)yào pǐnmedicaments; medicine
医药 (醫藥)yī yàomedical care and medicines; medicine (drug)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ammunition”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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