| 弹 | tan2 | shot |
| 发射机 | fa1 she4 ji1 | transmitter |
| 弹射 | tan2 she4 | to shoot |
| 弹弓 | dan4 gong1 | catapult |
| 抛石机 | pao1 shi2 ji1 | catapult |
| 虎蹲炮 | hu3 dun1 pao4 | an ancient catapult |
| 弩炮 | nu3 pao4 | ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
| 石弩 | shi2 nu3 | ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
| 弹射出 | tan2 she4 chu1 | to shoot |
| 起飞弹射 | qi3 fei1 tan2 she4 | take-off catapult (on aircraft carrier) |