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Chinese symbol for “warhead”

弹头
dàn tóu
Traditional: 彈頭
warhead

The closest CC-CEDICT match for warhead is 弹头 (dàn tóu), defined as: warhead.

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
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “warhead”

WordPinyinMeaning
战斗部 (戰鬥部)zhàn dòu bùwarhead

Related words

Other words that share a character with 弹头.

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
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet

See also: Japanese symbol for “warhead”.

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.