彈丸

See also: 弹丸

Chinese

		bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	pill
trad. (彈丸)		彈	丸
simp. (弹丸)		弹	丸

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dànwán

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daan⁶ jyun²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dànwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄢˋ ㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dànwán
  - Wade–Giles: tan⁴-wan²
  - Yale: dàn-wán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dannwan
  - Palladius: даньвань (danʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tän⁵¹ wän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daan⁶ jyun²
  - Yale: daahn yún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daan⁶ jyn²
  - Guangdong Romanization: dan⁶ yun²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːn²² jyːn³⁵/

Middle Chinese: danH hwan

Rime
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	徒案切	胡官切
Baxter	danH	hwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑn^H/	/ɦuɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑn^H/	/ɦʷɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑn^H/	/ɣuɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dan^H/	/ɦwan/
Li Rong	/dɑn^H/	/ɣuɑn/
Wang Li	/dɑn^H/	/ɣuɑn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑn^H/	/ɣuɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dàn	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	daan⁶	wun⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[d]ˤar-s [ɢ]ʷˤar/

(Zhengzhang): /*daːns ɡʷaːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	1/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dàn	wán
Middle Chinese	‹ dan^H ›	‹ hwan ›
Old Chinese	/*[d]ˁar-s/	/*[ɢ]ʷˁar/
English	pellet	pellet; ball
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	2/2	1/1
No.	2013	12608
Phonetic component	單	丸
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	憚	桓
Old Chinese	/*daːns/	/*ɡʷaːn/

Noun

彈丸

pellet; shot; bullet
(literary, figuratively) tiny place

Adjective

彈丸

(literary, figurative, attributive) small; tiny (of a place or area)
彈丸小島／弹丸小岛 ― dànwán xiǎodǎo ― tiny island

Derived terms

彈丸之地 / 弹丸之地 (dànwánzhīdì)
彈丸礁 / 弹丸礁 (Dànwánjiāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彈丸):

→ Japanese: 弾丸(だんがん) (dangan)
→ Korean: 탄환(彈丸) (tanhwan)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tánwán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˊ ㄨㄢˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tánwán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˊ ㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tánwán
  - Wade–Giles: tʻan²-wan²
  - Yale: tán-wán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarnwan
  - Palladius: таньвань (tanʹvanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän³⁵ wän³⁵/

Middle Chinese: dan hwan

Rime
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	徒干切	胡官切
Baxter	dan	hwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑn/	/ɦuɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑn/	/ɦʷɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dan/	/ɦwan/
Li Rong	/dɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Wang Li	/dɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑn/	/ɣuɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tán	huán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	taan⁴	wun⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*Cə.dˤar|[d]ˤar [ɢ]ʷˤar/

(Zhengzhang): /*daːn ɡʷaːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	彈	彈	丸
Reading #	2/3	3/3	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	tán	tán	wán
Middle Chinese	‹ dan ›	‹ dan ›	‹ hwan ›
Old Chinese	/*Cə.dˁar/	/*[d]ˁar/	/*[ɢ]ʷˁar/
English	shoot pellets	shoot pellets	pellet; ball
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	彈	丸
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	2003	12608
Phonetic component	單	丸
Rime group	元	元
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	壇	桓
Old Chinese	/*daːn/	/*ɡʷaːn/

Verb

彈丸

(Classical) to shoot pellets

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彈	丸
だん Jinmeiyō	がん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

彈(だん)丸(がん) • (dangan)

Kyūjitai form of 弾丸 (“bullet”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
彈	丸

Noun

彈丸 • (tanhwan) (hangeul 탄환)

hanja form^? of 탄환 (“bullet”)