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炮 - pào

large gun, cannon; artillery

large gun, cannon; artillery

How to read 炮

Click 炮 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinpào
Englishlarge gun, cannon; artillery
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

炮仗 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 炮兵. Please read 炮塔 one more time.

Common words with this character

firecracker
artillery soldier; gunner
gun turret
artillery shell; CL:枚[mei2]

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 炮 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 炮仗 and 炮兵 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 炮.