炮 (pào) — cannon; artillery; firecracker
Definition
Cannon / artillery piece (大炮) and firecracker (鞭炮). Not a cooking verb — 炒 is stir-fry, 煎 is pan-fry. 爆竹 is a more formal word for firecracker.
noun
cannonartilleryfirecracker
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 。Tā men yòng pào hōng jī dí rén de zhèn dì.They bombarded the enemy's position with artillery.
- ，。Guò nián de shí hou, hái zi men xǐ huan fàng pào.During the New Year, children like to set off firecrackers.
- 炮。Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe yì mén gǔ pào.An ancient cannon is displayed in the museum.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
炮 combines 火 and 包; 包 supplies the sound.
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