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炮
pào
1. cannon
2. CL:[[座<zuò>]]
3. firecracker
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

炮
pào
cannon, artillery
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

大炮
dàpào
big gun
娘炮
niángpào
(slang) effeminate man
弩炮
nǔpào
catapult
打炮
dǎpào
to open fire with artillery
排炮
páipào
to fire a salvo
枪炮
qiāngpào
firearm
火炮
huǒpào
cannon
火炮
huǒpào
cannon
炮兵
pàobīng
artillery soldier
炮友
pàoyǒu
fuck buddy
炮塔
pàotǎ
gun turret
炮弹
pàodàn
artillery shell
炮击
pàojī
to shell
炮火
pàohuǒ
artillery barrage
炮灰
pàohuī
cannon fodder
炮烙
páolào
the hot pillar (ancient Chinese torture instrument)
炮炼
páoliàn
to parch and refine medicinal herbs
炮耳
pàoěr
trunnion
炮舰
pàojiàn
gunship
炮制
páozhì
to concoct

Alternate Entries

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
variant of [[炮<pào>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
913
Word Frequency Rank
2,161 of 84,292