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Chinese symbol for “ricochet”

跳弹
tiào dàn
Traditional: 跳彈
ricochet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ricochet is 跳弹 (tiào dàn), defined as: ricochet.

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

跳 tiào
to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance
radical 157 ⾜ · 13 strokes
弹 dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ricochet”

WordPinyinMeaning
反弹 (反彈)fǎn tánto bounce; to bounce back

Related words

Other words that share a character with 跳弹.

WordPinyinMeaning
跳舞tiào wǔto dance
心跳xīn tiàoheartbeat; pulse
跳跃 (跳躍)tiào yuèto jump; to leap
跳动 (跳動)tiào dòngto throb; to pulse
跳出tiào chūto jump out; fig. to appear suddenly
跳水tiào shuǐto dive (into water); (sports) diving
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
导弹 (導彈)dǎo dàn(guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ricochet”.

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.