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Chinese symbol for “shrapnel”

弹片
dàn piàn
Traditional: 彈片
shrapnel; shell fragment

The closest CC-CEDICT match for shrapnel is 弹片 (dàn piàn), defined as: shrapnel; shell fragment.

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

弹 dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
radical 57 ⼸ · 11 strokes
片 piàn
slice, splinter; page, strip
radical 91 ⽚ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “shrapnel”

WordPinyinMeaning
子母弹 (子母彈)zǐ mǔ dàn(military) cluster bomb; shrapnel
榴霰弹 (榴霰彈)liú xiàn dànshrapnel shell; shrapnel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弹片.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
照片zhào piànphotograph; 张 (zhāng),幅 (fú)
图片 (圖片)tú piànpicture; photograph; 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “shrapnel”.

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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