pào

cannon; firecracker; variant of pào

HSK 5 #914

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 914th character
Radical ⽕ (86.5)
Strokes 9
Index # 1658

Definitions

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

Stroke order

炮 stroke order diagram
炮 stroke order animation

Words containing 炮

Word Meaning
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo
to fire a salvo; cannonade; broadside
(fig.) to be all talk and no action; to make empty promises
sweet bribe to tempt and corrupt
rapid-fire talk; burst of shots
upgrade to much better gear or methods
firecracker
gunboat; gunship
to start off successfully; to win instant success (idiom)
to start off successfully; to win instant success (idiom)
to become an instant hit; to win instant success (idiom)
to become an instant hit; to win instant success (idiom)
(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
Paochui - "Three Emperor Cannon Punch" (Chinese Martial Art)
lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
subwoofer
Western (or Western-style) cannon of the Ming era
Western (or Western-style) cannon of the Ming era
1958 PRC shelling of Kinmen islands
cannon (loanword)
to shoot one's mouth off; (Internet slang) to mouth off
Taku Forts near Tianjin
Taku Forts, old coastal forts near Tianjin
to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
fig. to follow a set pattern