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爆
bào
1. to explode or burst
2. to quick fry or quick boil
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 19 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

爆
bào
crackle, pop; burst, explode
HSK 6 19 丶

Compound Words (20)

光爆
guāngbào
explosion of light
内爆
nèibào
to implode
刷爆
shuābào
to max out (a credit card)
原爆
yuánbào
atom bomb
口爆
kǒubào
(slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth
引爆
yǐnbào
to cause to burn
弱爆
ruòbào
(slang) weak
打爆
dǎbào
to blow out
民爆
mínbào
civil explosives
火爆
huǒbào
fiery (temper)
燃爆
ránbào
to cause to explode
爆乳
bàorǔ
large breasts (slang)
爆光
bàoguāng
photographic exposure
爆冷
bàolěng
an upset (esp. in sports)
爆出
bàochū
to burst out
爆吧
bàobā
spam flooding
爆弹
bàodàn
bomb
爆料
bàoliào
to expose (in the media)
爆棚
bàopéng
full to bursting
爆满
bàomǎn
filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,242
Word Frequency Rank
2,145 of 84,292

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