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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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轰

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  • 1262nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
轰→
车双
2Radical
轰→
车car双N/A
3Graphical
轰→
乚一一丨双

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hōng (hong1)explosion • bang • boom • rumble • to attack • to shoo away • to expel

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

轰动 (轟動)
轰炸 (轟炸)
轰轰烈烈 (轟轟烈烈)

Uncommon

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)

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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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