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Chinese symbol for “shotgun”

霰弹枪
xiàn dàn qiāng
Traditional: 霰彈槍
shotgun

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shotgun is 霰弹枪 (xiàn dàn qiāng), defined as: shotgun.

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

霰 xiàn
hail, sleet
radical 173 ⾬ · 20 strokes
弹 dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes
枪 qiāng
gun, rife; lance, spear
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shotgun”

WordPinyinMeaning
散弹枪 (散彈槍)sǎn dàn qiāngshotgun
猎枪 (獵槍)liè qiānghunting gun; shotgun

Related words

Other words that share a character with 霰弹枪.

WordPinyinMeaning
榴霰弹 (榴霰彈)liú xiàn dànshrapnel shell; shrapnel
霰粒肿 (霰粒腫)xiàn lì zhǒng(medicine) chalazion
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
导弹 (導彈)dǎo dàn(guided) missile; measure word: 枚 (méi)
子弹 (子彈)zǐ dànbullet; measure word: 粒 (lì), 颗 (kē), 发 (fā)
弹性 (彈性)tán xìngflexibility; elasticity
弹药 (彈藥)dàn yàoammunition
反弹 (反彈)fǎn tánto bounce; to bounce back
开枪 (開槍)kāi qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun

See also: Japanese symbol for “shotgun”.

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.

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