炮 砲
pào
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮[pao4]
Measure word: 座
Other reading: bāo
to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating
Other reading: páo
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
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鞭炮 biān pào firecrackers马后炮 mǎ hòu pào moving the cannon after moving the horse away打炮 dǎ pào to open fire with artillery大炮 dà pào big gun号炮 hào pào cannon used for signaling花炮 huā pào firecracker火炮 huǒ pào cannon开炮 kāi pào to open fire礼炮 lǐ pào gun salute娘炮 niáng pào effeminate man弩炮 nǔ pào catapult排炮 pái pào to fire a salvo炮炼 páo liàn to parch and refine medicinal herbs炮烙 páo luò form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 Wang2] in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire炮制 páo zhì to concoct炮兵 pào bīng artillery soldier炮弹 pào dàn artillery shell炮耳 pào ěr trunnion炮轰 pào hōng to bombard炮灰 pào huī cannon fodder炮火 pào huǒ artillery barrage炮击 pào jī to shell炮舰 pào jiàn gunship