crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball

= + : Don Quixote (d) is preparing a bullet (弹) list in the anthill's bathroom (an4), but he took the term a little too literally. To create the bullet points on his list (单), he is trying to shoot bullets (弹) at the list using a composite bow (弓).
to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

= + : Tecumseh (t) is giving a concert in the anthill's kitchen (an2). He is playing a composite bow (弓) with just a single string. As he is plucking (弹) the string (弹) of his bow, he often looks at the floor where he taped a list (单) of songs to play so that he doesn't forget which song is next.

弹 character breakdown

surname Shan
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]

= + + : In front of the anthill there are many, really a field of crosses because Don Quixote killed so many people on his crusades. Today is his judgement day: a mean crocodile reads the list of his victims to him, and Don Quixote is really 不好意思.
surname Gong
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)

Mnemonic symbol: a composite bow. Gitta Giraffe (gu) is shooting arrows with a composite bow (弓) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

Characters with 弹 as component

弹 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 弹

hit by a bullet / shot
atom bomb / atomic bomb / A-bomb
tear bomb / tear-gas grenade
to talk nonsense / to behave like a fool
to jam (rifle)
anti-missile missile (such as the Patriot Missile)
(of a food's mouthfeel) springy / firm / al dente
a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
(China's achievements of) producing an atomic bomb (1964) and hydrogen bomb (1967) and launching a satellite into space (1970)
to be unable to move a single step

Sentences with 弹

弹 currently does not appear in any sentence.