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炮 is a 9 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as pào in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as páo, or bāo.
In traditional Chinese the character 砲 may be used.
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Pronunciation
We found 3 pronunciations for 炮
Definitions for 炮 pronounced as pào
- cannon
- CL:座[zuo4]
- firecracker
- variant of 炮[pao4]
Definitions for 炮 pronounced as páo
- to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
Definitions for 炮 pronounced as bāo
- to sauté
- to fry
- to dry by heating
Vocabulary
The most common words for 炮 — see all
- firecrackers
- string of small firecrackers
- CL:枚[mei2]
- to concoct
- to invent
- to fabricate
- to produce
- to process
- processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
- big gun
- cannon
- artillery
- one who talks big
- trad. form 大炮 also used
- CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
Collections
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