炮 pào, páo, bāo — cannon; artillery; gun

炮
pào páo bāo

Level 1 · Common HSK 7-9 #1658

Variant: 砲 礮

pào pao4

Basic definition

  1. noun cannon; artillery; gun e.g 大炮炮弹炮兵
  2. noun firecracker e.g 鞭炮炮仗花炮

Detailed explanation

  1. noun cannon;artillery piece;big gun e.g 炮打隔山
  2. noun firecracker e.g 鞭炮炮仗 炮燥 · 炮竿 · 炮粲
  3. noun blast e.g 放炮

páo pao2

Basic definition

  1. verb to process (herbs) by roasting e.g 炮制炮炙

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从火，包声。( páo)本义:古烹饪法的一种。用烂泥等裹物而烧烤)
  2. roast e.g 炮食 · 炮燖 · 炮燔 · 炮豚 · 炮羊 · 炮胾 · 炮煎 · 炮祭
  3. burn e.g 炮暑 · 炮土
  4. prepare Chinese medicine by roasting it in a pan
  5. cooker
verb
  1. shout

bāo bao1

Basic definition

  1. verb to quick-fry (dialect) e.g 炮羊肉炮姜

Detailed explanation

  1. verb quick-fry
  2. verb 牛肉片、羊肉片等 e.g 炮羊肉
  3. verb 中药制法之一。把药物放在高温铁锅里急炒，使其焦黄爆裂 e.g 炮姜
  4. verb dry by heat e.g 湿衣服搁在热炕上，一会儿就炮干了

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