Usage of the character 彈

barrage (military)
"bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time
danmaku (video game subgenre)

liúdàn

榴弹

[榴彈]

high explosive shell
grenade

dàngōng

弹弓

[彈弓]

catapult
slingshot

tánzhǐ

弹指

[彈指]

to snap one's fingers
(fig.) in a flash; in an instant

qiúdàn

球弹

[球彈]

ball (in sport, incl. billiards)

dànzhū

弹珠

[彈珠]

marbles

dànyào

弹药

[彈藥]

ammunition

hédàn

核弹

[核彈]

nuclear warhead

fǎntán

反弹

[反彈]

to bounce
to bounce back
to boomerang
to ricochet
rebound (of stock market etc)
bounce
backlash
negative repercussions

dànzi

弹子

[彈子]

slingshot pellet
playing marbles
billiards
CL:粒 (lì),顆／颗 (kē)

liúdàn

流弹

[流彈]

stray bullet

ròudàn

肉弹

[肉彈]

suicide attacker; suicide bomber
voluptuous woman; muscular man

tánchū

弹出

[彈出]

to eject
to exit from
to pop up

tánzòu

弹奏

[彈奏]

to play (musical instrument, esp. string)

Gāngdàn

钢弹

[鋼彈]

Gundam, Japanese animation franchise

tánhuí

弹回

[彈回]

to rebound

zhuāngdàn

装弹

[裝彈]

to charge (ammunition into gun)
to load

tánhuáng

弹簧

[彈簧]

spring

tánhé

弹劾

[彈劾]

to impeach (an official)

wēngwēngdàn

嗡嗡弹

[嗡嗡彈]

buzzing bomb

tánhuángdāo

弹簧刀

[彈簧刀]

flick knife
switchblade
spring-loaded knife

sǎndànqiāng

散弹枪

[散彈槍]

shotgun

cuīlèidàn

催泪弹

[催淚彈]

tear bomb
tear-gas grenade

bìdànkēng

避弹坑

[避彈坑]

foxhole

ránshāodàn

燃烧弹

[燃燒彈]

fire bomb
incendiary device

hédàntóu

核弹头

[核彈頭]

nuclear reentry vehicle
nuclear warhead

huǒjiàndàn

火箭弹

[火箭彈]

rocket (artillery)

hédǎodàn

核导弹

[核導彈]

nuclear missile

xiàndànqiāng

霰弹枪

[霰彈槍]

shotgun

tánhuángmén

弹簧门

[彈簧門]

swing door

dújìdàn

毒剂弹

[毒劑彈]

gas projectile

tánhuángsuǒ

弹簧锁

[彈簧鎖]

spring lock

pútaodàn

葡萄弹

[葡萄彈]

grapeshot

bùdàidàn

布袋弹

[布袋彈]

bean bag round

shuǐdànqiāng

水弹枪

[水彈槍]

gel blaster; gel gun

zhàomíngdàn

照明弹

[照明彈]

flare; star shell

qiāngliúdàn

枪榴弹

[槍榴彈]

rifle grenade

zhōngzǐdàn

中子弹

[中子彈]

neutron bomb

yuánzǐdàn

原子弹

[原子彈]

atom bomb
atomic bomb
A-bomb

fǎndǎodàn

反导弹

[反導彈]

anti-missile

yǒutánxìng

有弹性

[有彈性]

flexible

tántúyú

弹涂鱼

[彈塗魚]

mudskipper (amphibious fish)

tánbōyuè

弹拨乐

[彈撥樂]

plucked string music

zhènxuàndàn

震眩弹

[震眩彈]

stun grenade

fángdànyī

防弹衣

[防彈衣]

bulletproof vest

tánshèchū

弹射出

[彈射出]

to catapult
to shoot

liúxiàndàn

榴霰弹

[榴霰彈]

shrapnel shell
shrapnel
also pr. (liúsǎndàn)

yānmùdàn

烟幕弹

[煙幕彈]

smoke bomb

tántiàobǎn

弹跳板

[彈跳板]

springboard

dámǔdàn

达姆弹

[達姆彈]

dumdum bullet (loanword)
expanding bullet

pòjiǎdàn

破甲弹

[破甲彈]

armor piercing shell

yèguāngdàn

曳光弹

[曳光彈]

tracer ammunition
tracer

liúdànpào

榴弹炮

[榴彈炮]

howitzer

dànyàokù

弹药库

[彈藥庫]

ammunition dump

tánqiúpán

弹球盘

[彈球盤]

pachinko

zàidànliàng

载弹量

[載彈量]

payload

zhènhàndàn

震撼弹

[震撼彈]

stun grenade
(Tw) (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves
bombshell (revelation)
blockbuster (product)

dànzisuǒ

弹子锁

[彈子鎖]

pin tumbler lock
spring lock

tánhuángchèng

弹簧秤

[彈簧秤]

spring balance

dànzhūtái

弹珠台

[彈珠檯]

pinball

dòudàidàn

豆袋弹

[豆袋彈]

bean bag round

luàntánqín

乱弹琴

[亂彈琴]

to talk nonsense
to behave like a fool

dúqìdàn

毒气弹

[毒氣彈]

poison gas shell
poison gas grenade

zǐmǔdàn

子母弹

[子母彈]

(military) cluster bomb
shrapnel

shǒuliúdàn

手榴弹

[手榴彈]

hand grenade

shāoyídàn

烧夷弹

[燒夷彈]

incendiary bomb

tánshèzuòcāng

弹射座舱

[彈射座艙]

ejection capsule (cabin)

dànjìnyuánjué

弹尽援绝

[彈盡援絕]

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

tánshèzuòyǐ

弹射座椅

[彈射座椅]

ejection seat

zìzhìzhàdàn

自制炸弹

[自製炸彈]

improvised explosive device IED

dòngtanbudé

动弹不得

[動彈不得]

to be unable to move a single step

dǎodànqiántǐng

导弹潜艇

[導彈潛艇]

(guided) missile submarine

tánxìngmóliàng

弹性模量

[彈性模量]

modulus of elasticity
coefficient of restitution

fàngyānmùdàn

放烟幕弹

[放煙幕彈]

to spread a smokescreen

kōngkōngdǎodàn

空空导弹

[空空導彈]

air-to-air missile

qǐfēitánshè

起飞弹射

[起飛彈射]

takeoff catapult (on aircraft carrier)

hèqiāngshídàn

荷枪实弹

[荷槍實彈]

(idiom) armed
carrying a loaded firearm

zhōujìdǎodàn

洲际导弹

[洲際導彈]

intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM

gāokōngtántiào

高空弹跳

[高空彈跳]

bungee jumping (Tw)

zhàdànzhīfù

炸弹之父

[炸彈之父]

Aviation Thermobaric Bomb of Increased Power (ATBIP), or Father of All Bombs, a powerful Russian bomb

fǎndàndǎodàn

反弹导弹

[反彈導彈]

antimissile missile

luójízhàdàn

逻辑炸弹

[邏輯炸彈]

logic bomb

hóngsèzhàdàn

红色炸弹

[紅色炸彈]

(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)

tángyīpàodàn

糖衣炮弹

[糖衣炮彈]