1. 炮
  2. 彈

炮

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  • 912th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 58 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
炮→
火包
2Radical
炮→
火fire勹wrap巳oneself
3Graphical
炮→
丿丶冫㇆㇒丨匚乚

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bāo (bao1)to sauté • to fry • to dry by heating
2. páo (pao2)to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
3. pào (pao4)cannon • CL:座[zuo4] • firecracker
4. pào (pao4)variant of 炮[pao4]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 炮 bāo (bao1)The component 包 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 炮 páo (pao2)The component 包 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 炮 pào (pao4)The component 包 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 炮 pào (pao4)The component 勹 is pronounced as 'bāo' (bao1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

鞭炮 (鞭砲)

Uncommon

大炮 (大砲)
炮制 
炮灰 
鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)

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彈

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  • 631st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 168 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
彈→
弓單
2Radical
彈→
弓bow吅N/A冂upside down box二two丨line十ten
3Graphical
彈→
匚㇉吅冂二丨一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dàn (dan4)crossball • bullet • shot • shell • ball
2. tán (tan2)to pluck (a string) • to play (a string instrument) • to spring or leap • to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) • (of cotton) to fluff or tease • to flick • to flip • to accuse • to impeach • elastic (of materials)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 彈 dàn (dan4)The component 單 is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 彈 tán (tan2)The component 單 is pronounced as 'dān' (dan1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

反弹 (反彈)
子弹 (子彈)
弹出 (彈出)
弹力 (彈力)
弹性 (彈性)
弹琴 (彈琴)
炸弹 (炸彈)

Uncommon

中弹 (中彈)
催泪弹 (催淚彈)
动弹 (動彈)
动弹不得 (動彈不得)
原子弹 (原子彈)
实弹 (實彈)
导弹 (導彈)
弹丸 (彈丸)
弹匣 (彈匣)
弹唱 (彈唱)
弹奏 (彈奏)
弹弓 (彈弓)
弹指 (彈指)
弹牙 (彈牙)
弹珠 (彈珠)
弹尽粮绝 (彈盡糧絕)
弹簧 (彈簧)
弹药 (彈藥)
弹跳 (彈跳)
弹道 (彈道)
弹雨 (彈雨)
弹头 (彈頭)
手榴弹 (手榴彈)
核弹 (核彈)
炮弹 (炮彈)
照明弹 (照明彈)
防弹 (防彈)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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