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暴
bào
1. sudden
2. violent
3. cruel
4. to show or expose
5. to injure
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

暴
bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

凶暴
xiōngbào
brutal
尘暴
chénbào
dust devil
家暴
jiābào
domestic violence
强暴
qiángbào
violent
暴乱
bàoluàn
riot
暴光
bàoguāng
exposure
暴利
bàolì
sudden huge profits
暴力
bàolì
violence
HSK 6
暴动
bàodòng
insurrection
暴卒
bàozú
die of sudden illness
暴君
bàojūn
tyrant
暴富
bàofù
to get rich quick
暴徒
bàotú
bandit
暴怒
bàonù
violent rage
暴恐
bàokǒng
(attributive) terrorist
暴戾
bàolì
ruthless
暴扣
bàokòu
slam dunk (basketball)
暴政
bàozhèng
tyranny
暴敛
bàoliǎn
to overtax
暴毙
bàobì
to die suddenly

Alternate Entries

暴
Bào
surname Bao

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,027
Word Frequency Rank
1,515 of 84,292

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