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CHINESE CHARACTER

bào

爆

爆

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to explode or burst

Numbered pinyin
bao4
English meanings
to explode or burst, to quick fry or quick boil

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 火; right 暴.

  • Left

    火
  • Right

    暴
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    • Top

      日
    • Bottom

      ⿱
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      • Top

        共
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      • Bottom

        水

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰火暴

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    qìqiú气球bào爆le了。

    The balloon burst.

  2. 02

    bào爆liè裂。

    Burst.

  3. 03

    bàofā爆发。

    Erupt.

  4. 04

    huǒ火bào爆。

    Popular.

  5. 05

    bàozhà爆炸。

    Explosion.

  6. 06

    bàomǎn爆满。

    Full to capacity.

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