導彈 (dǎodàn) — missile; guided projectile

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導彈 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)

導彈＝導＋彈

ㄉㄠˇ ㄉㄢˋ · dǎodàn

noun — missile; guided projectile

字源 FORM — what the parts do

導to guide; to lead (引導的導)dǎo道 (road/path) + 寸 (small measure, careful step): guiding carefully along a course

彈bullet; projectile (子彈的彈)dàn弓 (bow) + 單 (phonetic dàn): a single shot released from the bow

導彈，引導的導，子彈的彈。