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ㄆㄠ ˋ

pào

fireworks

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 may be used.

It is made up of the components (fire) and (wrap).

  • ㄆㄠ ˋ

    pào

    fireworks

    • ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

    • ㄅㄠ

      bāo

      wrap

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 炮

pào
páo
bāo

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

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