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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)

约炮
yuēpào
(slang) to hook up for a one night stand
花炮
huāpào
firecracker
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
炮轰
pàohōng
to bombard
炮钎
pàoqiān
a drill
炮手
pàoshǒu
gunner
炮击
pàojī
to shell
炮台
pàotái
fort
炮艇
pàotǐng
gunboat
炮舰
pàojiàn
gunboat
炮轰
pàohōng
to bombard
炮响
pàoxiǎng
sound of gunfire

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