达姆弹 (dá mǔ dàn) — dumdum bullet (a type of expanding bullet used…

Definition

noun

dumdum bullet (a type of expanding bullet used in military)

Measure word · 颗

达姆弹。
Zhè zhǒng dá mǔ dàn bèi guó jì tiáo yuē jìn zhǐ shǐ yòng.
This kind of dumdum bullet is prohibited by international treaty.
达姆弹，。
dá mǔ dàn Zài tǐ nèi huì kuò dà, zào chéng yán zhòng shāng hài.
A dumdum bullet expands inside the body, causing severe injuries.
达姆弹。
Lì shǐ shàng dá mǔ dàn zuì zǎo yóu yīng guó jūn duì shǐ yòng.
Historically, dumdum bullets were first used by the British army.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶大达

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuò

Sound part声符shēngfú

大

Same sound today

This form 达 pairs 辶 (written in full as 辵) with 大 as a sound component.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

女母姆

Meaning part形符xíngfú

女女nǚfemale

Sound part声符shēngfú

母

Same sound today

姆 pairs 女 (female) on the left with 母 on the right, and 母 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 彈; 弹 is its simplified writing.

弓單彈

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

單

單dān彈tán

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 彈 pairs 弓 (bow) with the sound part 單; the simplified 弹 is a shorthand.