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
trunnion
gunship (aircraft)
gunship (aircraft)
gunboat; gunship
to process; to produce; to concoct
(fig.) to criticize; to bombard; to bomb
a drill; a hammer drill for boring through rock
a drill; a hammer drill for boring through rock
recoilless rifle
recoilless rifle
to set off fire crackers
intense gunfire; heavy fighting in war
sound of gunfire; fig. news of momentous events
railgun
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo
Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
Salyut (salute), Russian spacecraft series
gunship (aircraft)
(fig.) opening shot
sweet bribe; sugar-coated lure or trap
(slang) to hook up for a one night stand; booty call
(slang) to hook up for a one night stand; booty call
firecracker
a short-barreled mortar; an ancient catapult
cannon used for signaling; signaling shot