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Character

爆 bào

HSK 6Character

to explode or burst suddenly

Radical
火
Strokes
19
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 暴
Traditional
爆
Frequency
#1131 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

bào

bao4
  1. to explode or burst suddenly
  2. to cook fast in very hot oil (as in 爆米花 popcorn)

Examples

  • 气球爆了。

    qì qiú bào le

    The balloon popped.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我喜欢吃爆米花。

    wǒ xǐ huan chī bào mǐ huā

    I like to eat popcorn.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 19 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 爆

Draw “爆” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 爆

See all 98 →
爆发bào fāto break out; to start suddenly, like a warWordHSK 6爆炸bào zhàan explosion; a sudden loud burst of fire and airWordHSK 6爆满bào mǎncompletely full of people, with no empty seats or spaceWordHSK 7–9爆竹bào zhúfirecracker; a small firework that makes a loud soundWordHSK 7–9爆冷门bào lěng ménan unexpected result, especially when a weaker player or team winsWordHSK 7–9爆乳bào rǔlarge breasts (slang)Word爆仗bào zhang(coll.) firecrackerWord爆光bào guāngphotographic exposureWord爆冷bào lěngan upset (esp. in sports)Word爆出bào chūto burst outWord
爆击bào jīcritical hit (gaming)↗Variant of 暴击WordUnreviewed
爆吧bào bāspam floodingWord

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè燬huǐ
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