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Character

炮 pào · páo · bāo

HSK 6Character3 readings

cannon

Radical
火
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 包
Traditional
炮
Frequency
#1491 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

pàoMain readingpáoRare readingbāoRare reading

pào

pao4Main readingHSK 6
  1. cannon CC-CEDICT
  2. firecracker CC-CEDICT

Words that use “炮” as pào

鞭炮biān pàosmall fireworks that make loud bangsWordHSK 7–9马后炮mǎ hòu pàoa comment or action that comes too late to helpWordHSK 7–9三炮sān pào(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded personWord号炮hào pàocannon used for signalingWord嘴炮zuǐ pào(Internet slang) to mouth offWord大炮dà pàobig gunWord娘炮niáng pào(slang) effeminate manWord山炮shān pàomountain gunWord

páo

pao2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is pào.

  1. to cook herbs in a pan to make medicine (as in 炮制)
  2. to do a thing the same way another person did (as in 如法炮制)

Examples

  • 医生用老方法炮制中药。

    yī shēng yòng lǎo fāng fǎ páo zhì zhōng yào

    The doctor prepares Chinese medicine the old way.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 爷爷会炮制中药。

    yé ye huì páo zhì zhōng yào

    Grandpa knows how to prepare Chinese medicine.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他如法炮制做了这个菜。

    tā rú fǎ páo zhì zuò le zhè ge cài

    He made this dish by copying how someone else did it.

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Words that use “炮” as páo

炮制páo zhìto concoctWord炮炼páo liànto parch and refine medicinal herbsWord炮烙páo luòform of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商纣王Word如法炮制rú fǎ páo zhìlit. to follow the recipeWord

bāo

bao1Reading 3Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is pào.

  1. to cook food very quickly in very hot oil or water
  2. to dry something by heating it over a fire

Examples

  • 妈妈用大火炮牛肉。

    mā ma yòng dà huǒ pāo niú ròu

    Mom cooks the beef quickly over a big fire.

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  • 把菜放在开水里炮一下。

    bǎ cài fàng zài kāi shuǐ lǐ pāo yí xià

    Put the vegetables in boiling water and cook them fast.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 药材要在锅里炮干。

    yào cái yào zài guō lǐ pào gān

    The medicinal herbs need to be dried by heating in a pot.

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Stroke order

All 9 strokes

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Same radical 火

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