Character data

HSK 5

FREQUENCY 914th character

RADICAL ⽕ (86.5)

STROKES 9

INDEX # 1658

炮 pào

cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮pào

HSK 5 #914

炮 pào	1. cannon 2. firecracker 3. CL 座zuò
炮 bāo	1. to sauté 2. to fry 3. to dry by heating
炮 páo	1. to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

Word	Meaning
鞭炮 biān pào HSK 5	firecrackers; string of small firecrackers
大炮 dà pào	cannon; big gun; artillery
炮弹 pào dàn	artillery shell
迫击炮 pǎi jī pào	mortar (weapon)
开炮 kāi pào	to open fire
炮火 pào huǒ	gunfire; artillery barrage
枪炮 qiāng pào	firearm
火炮 huǒ pào	artillery; cannon; gun
炮兵 pào bīng	gunner; artillery soldier
炮手 pào shǒu	gunner; artillery crew
炮塔 pào tǎ	gun turret
炮轰 pào hōng	(fig.) to criticize; to bombard; to bomb
炮击 pào jī	to bombard; to shell; bombardment
马后炮 mǎ hòu pào	giving advice in hindsight; fig. belated action
高射炮 gāo shè pào	anti-aircraft gun
加农炮 jiā nóng pào	cannon (loanword)
火箭炮 huǒ jiàn pào	rocket artillery
炮灰 pào huī	cannon fodder
打炮 dǎ pào	(slang) to have sex; to set off firecrackers; to masturbate
炮台 pào tái	fort; battery
炮制 páo zhì	to process; to produce; to concoct
重炮 zhòng pào	heavy artillery
如法炮制 rú fǎ páo zhì	fig. to follow a set pattern
榴弹炮 liú dàn pào	howitzer
炮艇 pào tǐng	gunboat

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