Chinese symbol for “missile”
导弹
dǎo dàn
Traditional: 導彈
(guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for missile is 导弹 (dǎo dàn), defined as: (guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “missile”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 导弹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 领导人 (領導人) | lǐng dǎo rén | leader |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 报导 (報導) | bào dǎo | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 炸弹 (炸彈) | zhà dàn | bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 子弹 (子彈) | zǐ dàn | bullet; measure word: 粒 (lì), 颗 (kē), 发 (fā) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “missile”.
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.