1. 炮

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.

Example Words

Common

鞭炮 (鞭砲)

Uncommon

大炮 (大砲)
炮制 
炮灰 
鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)

RareShow 53

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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