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Chinese symbol for “barrage”

弹幕
dàn mù
Traditional: 彈幕
(military) barrage; "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time; danmaku (video game subgenre)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for barrage is 弹幕 (dàn mù), defined as: (military) barrage; "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time; danmaku (video game subgenre).

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
幕 mù
curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows
radical 50 ⼱ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弹幕.

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
弹药 (彈藥)dàn yàoammunition
反弹 (反彈)fǎn tánto bounce; to bounce back
开幕 (開幕)kāi mùto open (a conference); to inaugurate
幕后 (幕後)mù hòubehind the scenes

See also: Japanese symbol for “barrage”.

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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