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Chinese symbol for “bombshell”

重磅炸弹
zhòng bàng zhà dàn
Traditional: 重磅炸彈
(fig.) sth that produces shockwaves; bombshell (revelation); blockbuster (product)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bombshell is 重磅炸弹 (zhòng bàng zhà dàn), defined as: (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves; bombshell (revelation); blockbuster (product).

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

重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes
磅 bàng
pound; to weigh
radical 112 ⽯ · 15 strokes
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 “bombshell”

WordPinyinMeaning
震撼弹 (震撼彈)zhèn hàn dànstun grenade; (Tw) (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重磅炸弹.

WordPinyinMeaning
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
重磅zhòng bàng(of a bomb) powerful; (of news) impactful; significant
磅礴 (磅礡)páng bómajestic; boundless; to fill; to pervade
磅秤bàng chèngscale; platform balance
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)

See also: Japanese symbol for “bombshell”.

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.