tán

HSK 5
common
verb

Meaning of

弹 means to eject; to shoot with elastic force; to fluff; to card (cotton/wool). Pronounced tán. HSK 5.

  • to eject; to shoot with elastic force
  • to fluff; to card (cotton/wool)
  • to flick; to brush off with a flick

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tán
huáng
bèi
suō
hòu
huì
tán
kāi
 

A compressed spring will snap back into place.

Tán
gōng
shí
tán
chū
hěn
yuǎn
 

A slingshot can shoot stones a long distance.

xiǎo
xīn
tán
le
xià
shǒu
zhǐ
 
tán
fēi
le
 

He accidentally flicked his finger and sent his pen flying.

Xiàng
jīn
tán
dào
le
de
bo
shàng
 

A rubber band snapped back and hit my arm.

qiú
bèi
zhā
hòu
 
kōng
tán
le
chū
lái
 

After the balloon was pricked, air rushed out forcefully.