Chinese symbol for “shot”
散弹
sǎn dàn
Traditional: 散彈
shot (for a shotgun); canister shot
The closest CC-CEDICT match for shot is 散弹 (sǎn dàn), defined as: shot (for a shotgun); canister shot.
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 “shot”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铁砂 (鐵砂) | tiě shā | shot (in shotgun); pellets |
| 弹 (彈) | dàn | crossball; bullet |
| 注射剂 (注射劑) | zhù shè jì | injection; shot |
| 中枪 (中槍) | zhòng qiāng | to be hit by a gun; shot |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 散弹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扩散 (擴散) | kuò sàn | to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse |
| 分散 | fēn sàn | to scatter; to disperse |
| 解散 | jiě sàn | to dissolve; to disband |
| 散发 (散發) | sàn fā | to distribute; to emit; to give off |
| 散布 (散佈) | sàn bù | to disseminate |
| 散文 | sǎn wén | (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse); (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “shot”.
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.