| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 炮 | 炮 | páo | pao2 | to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) | ||
| 2 | 炮烙 | 炮烙 | páo lào | pao2 lao4 | the hot pillar (ancient Chinese torture instrument) | ||
| 3 | 炮炼 | 炮煉 | páo liàn | pao2 lian4 | to parch and refine medicinal herbs | ||
| 4 | 炮烙之刑 | 炮烙之刑 | páo luò zhī xíng | pao2 luo4 zhi1 xing2 | punishment in which a prisoner walks on a slippery metal beam kept hot by coal underneath | ||
| 5 | 炮制 | 炮製 | páo zhì | pao2 zhi4 | to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine) |