闪光弹 (shǎn guāng dàn) — flashbang; stun grenade

Definition

noun

flashbangstun grenade

Measure word · 颗

闪光弹。
Jǐng chá yòng le shǎn guāng dàn lái zhì fú dǎi tú.
The police used a flashbang to subdue the criminal.
，闪光弹。
Zài xùn liàn zhōng, tā men rēng le yì kē shǎn guāng dàn.
During training, they threw a flashbang.
闪光弹，。
shǎn guāng dàn Bào zhà hòu, xiàn chǎng yí piàn chén mò.
After the flashbang exploded, the scene was silent.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

闪光

偏正Modifier + head

A 弹 that carries 闪光 produces a blinding flash.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閃; 闪 is its simplified writing.

門人閃

In the traditional 閃, 人 (person) appears inside 門 (gate), showing a person running through a gate. The simplified 闪 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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.

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