Chinese Word: 炮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

炮Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:包 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
- 包 [ bāo ] wrap, pack, bundle; package

Similar Characters: 枹跑泡抱袍饱咆

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Pinyin: pào

English Definition:cannon; Classifiers: 座 ; firecracker

Chinese Definition:
①重型武器的一类，有迫击炮、高射炮、火箭炮等：炮兵。炮弹。
②爆竹：鞭炮。花炮。
③爆破土石等在凿的眼内装进炸药后称“炮”。

Example Words:

大炮	dà pào	big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big; trad. form 大炮 also used; Classifiers: 门
鞭炮HSK 5	biān pào	firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; Classifiers: 枚
炮兵	pào bīng	artillery soldier; gunner
炮弹	pào dàn	artillery shell; Classifiers: 枚
炮火	pào huǒ	artillery barrage; gunfire

Pinyin: bāo

English Definition:to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating

Chinese Definition:
①把物品放在器物上烘烤或焙：把湿衣服搁在热炕上炮干。
②一种烹调方法，在旺火上急炒：炮羊肉。

Pinyin: páo

English Definition:to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

Chinese Definition:
①烧：炮炙。炮烙。炮制。

Example Words:

炮制	páo zhì	to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
如法炮制	rú fǎ páo zhì	lit. to follow the recipe (idiom); fig. to follow a set pattern
炮烙	páo lào	the hot pillar (ancient Chinese torture instrument)
炮炼	páo liàn	to parch and refine medicinal herbs
授意炮制	shòu yì páo zhì	to instruct sb. in concocting (sth.) (idiom)

1		pào shǒu 炮手 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 zhuāng tián 装填 pào dàn 炮弹。 The gunners are loading the cannonball.
2		zhè 这 mén pào 门炮 de 的 xìng néng 性能 fēi cháng 非常 chū sè 出色。 This cannon has excellent performance.
3		chūn jié 春节 de 的 shí hou 时候， wǒ men 我们 huì 会 fàng biān pào 放鞭炮。 We will set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival.
4		pào dàn 炮弹 duì 对 dí rén 敌人 de 的 shāng hài 伤害 fēi cháng 非常 jù dà 巨大。 The cannonball inflicts immense damage on the enemy.
5		zhè 这 zuò 座 chéng qiáng 城墙 bèi 被 pào huǒ 炮火 zhà chéng 炸成 le 了 fèi xū 废墟。 The city wall was reduced to ruins by cannon fire.

1		pào shǒu 炮手 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 zhuāng tián 装填 pào dàn 炮弹。 The gunners are loading the cannonball.
2		zhè 这 mén pào 门炮 de 的 xìng néng 性能 fēi cháng 非常 chū sè 出色。 This cannon has excellent performance.
3		chūn jié 春节 de 的 shí hou 时候， wǒ men 我们 huì 会 fàng biān pào 放鞭炮。 We will set off firecrackers during the Spring Festival.
4		pào dàn 炮弹 duì 对 dí rén 敌人 de 的 shāng hài 伤害 fēi cháng 非常 jù dà 巨大。 The cannonball inflicts immense damage on the enemy.
5		zhè 这 zuò 座 chéng qiáng 城墙 bèi 被 pào huǒ 炮火 zhà chéng 炸成 le 了 fèi xū 废墟。 The city wall was reduced to ruins by cannon fire.