pào

HSK 6
common
noun

Meaning of

炮 means artillery; large-caliber gun; firecracker; firework. Pronounced pào. HSK 6.

  • artillery; large-caliber gun
  • firecracker; firework
  • blasting for construction

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Jūn
duì
shǔ
le
liàng
de
pào
zài
biān
jìng
xiàn线
shàng
 

The military deployed a large number of artillery pieces along the border.

Gāo
shè
pào
luò
gāo
kōng
fēi
xíng
de
 

Anti-aircraft guns can shoot down enemy aircraft flying at high altitudes.

Pǎi
pào
shì
zhǒng
qīng
biàn便
de
zhàn
pào
 

A mortar is a lightweight field artillery piece.

dài
de
pào
shì
yòng
xiè
shè
shí
tou
de
 

Ancient cannons were weapons that launched stones using mechanical force.

Hǎi
jūn
zhàn
jiàn
shàng
zhuāng
bèi
le
duō
mén
kǒu
jìng
jiàn
pào
 

Naval warships are equipped with multiple large-caliber shipboard cannons.