Keyword
cannon
- artillery
- Frequency
- #1244
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
火 (fire) gives the meaning and 包 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
炮
cannon; firecracker
大炮
big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big
炮弹
artillery shell
火炮
cannon; gun; artillery
炮击
to shell; to bombard; bombardment
炮火
artillery barrage; gunfire
炮轰
to bombard; to bomb; (fig.) to criticize; to roast
炮兵
artillery soldier; gunner
约炮
(slang) to hook up for sex; to arrange a casual sexual encounter (often with a new or non-committed partner)
炮塔
gun turret
炮台
fort; battery
迫击炮
mortar (weapon); Taiwan pr. pòjípào
开炮
to open fire
枪炮
firearm
火箭炮
rocket artillery
打炮
to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut; (slang) to have sex; to masturbate
炮制
to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine)
鞭炮
firecrackers; string of small firecrackers
炮友
fuck buddy; friend with benefits
加农炮
(loanword) cannon
高射炮
anti-aircraft gun
炮手
gunner; artillery crew
礼炮
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo
榴弹炮
howitzer