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炮
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fireworks

HSK 6
Objects →Tools →Weapons
pào
ホウ
あぶ.る
포
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.
Components
火 fire+ 包 wrap =
炮 fireworks
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
包 Phonetic component
bāo wrap
wrap, pack, bundle
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
炮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
炮 [bāo]
to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating
炮 [páo]
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
炮 [pào]
cannon; CL:座[zuò]; firecracker
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (107)
炮弹 [pào​dàn] #8,842
artillery shell
炮弹 [pào​dàn] #8,842
artillery shell
鞭炮 [biān​pào] #23,141
firecrackers
迫击炮 [pǎi​jī​pào] #13,532
mortar (weapon)
迫击炮 [pǎi​jī​pào] #13,532
mortar (weapon)
火炮 [huǒ​pào] #22,206
cannon
炮兵 [pào​bīng] #22,414
artillery soldier
炮火 [pào​huǒ] #18,582
artillery barrage
开炮 [kāi​pào] #14,461
to open fire
炮轰 [pào​hōng] #24,553
to bombard
97 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (5)
⭐ 鉄砲 [てっぽう] #11,643
gun
焙烙 [ほうろく] #84,109
earthenware baking pan
炮製 [ほうせい]
processing (in Chinese herbal medicine)
片鉄炮 [かたてっぽう]
strong push with only one hand
鉄炮押し [てっぽうおし]
pushing against the wooden pole in practice