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Chinese symbol for “bomb”

炸弹
zhà dàn
Traditional: 炸彈
bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bomb is 炸弹 (zhà dàn), defined as: bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē).

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

炸 zhà
to explode; to fry in oil; to scald
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
弹 dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bomb”

WordPinyinMeaning
轰炸 (轟炸)hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún)
炸掉zhà diàoto bomb
爆弹 (爆彈)bào dànbomb
炮轰 (炮轟)pào hōngto bombard; to bomb
炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb

Related words

Other words that share a character with 炸弹.

WordPinyinMeaning
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
轰炸 (轟炸)hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún)
轰炸机 (轟炸機)hōng zhà jībomber (aircraft)
炸药 (炸藥)zhà yàoexplosive; blasting agent; dynamite
炸毁 (炸燬)zhà huǐto blow up; to destroy with explosives
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “bomb”.

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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