Chinese symbol for “pellet”
弹丸
dàn wán
Traditional: 彈丸
pellet
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pellet is 弹丸 (dàn wán), defined as: pellet.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pellet”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 粒 | lì | grain; granule; pellet; particle; classifier for small round objects (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) |
| 丹 | dān | red; pellet |
| 丸 | wán | ball; pellet |
| 核球 | hé qiú | core; pellet |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 弹丸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炸弹 (炸彈) | zhà dàn | bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 导弹 (導彈) | dǎo dàn | (guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 子弹 (子彈) | zǐ dàn | bullet; measure word: 粒 (lì), 颗 (kē), 发 (fā) |
| 弹性 (彈性) | tán xìng | flexibility; elasticity |
| 弹药 (彈藥) | dàn yào | ammunition |
| 反弹 (反彈) | fǎn tán | to bounce; to bounce back |
| 药丸 (藥丸) | yào wán | pill; measure word: 粒 (lì) |
| 睾丸 (睪丸) | gāo wán | testicle |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pellet”.
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.