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  1. 炮 is the 912th most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 34 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (fire), (wrap), (oneself)
Graphical :
=> 丿, , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

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

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

鞭炮 (鞭砲)

Medium Frequency

大炮 (大砲)
 
炮制 
炮灰 
鞭炮声 (鞭砲聲)

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Meta:

  1. 轰 is the 1262nd most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 16 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (car), (N/A)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. hong1 - explosion/bang/boom/rumble/to attack/to shoo away/to expel

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
轰动 (轟動)
轰炸 (轟炸)
轰轰烈烈 (轟轟烈烈)

Medium Frequency

炮轰 (炮轟)
轰炸机 (轟炸機)
轰然 (轟然)
轰轰 (轟轟)
轰隆 (轟隆)
轰鸣 (轟鳴)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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