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炮

砲
pào
noun HSK 6 #6,148

Measure Word

一门炮 mén

Meanings

  1. 1 cannon; artillery
  2. 2 firecracker
  3. 3 cannon piece in Chinese chess

Examples

古代的炮是用来攻城的。
Gǔdài de pào shì yòng lái gōng chéng de.
Ancient cannons were used to attack cities.
过年的时候放炮。
Guò nián de shíhou fàng pào.
Setting off firecrackers during Chinese New Year.
他在下棋时走了一步炮。
Tā zài xià qí shí zǒule yī bù pào.
He moved the cannon piece while playing chess.

Tips

usage
炮 has multiple meanings depending on context: artillery (大炮 dà pào), firecrackers (鞭炮 biānpào, 放炮 fàng pào), and the cannon piece in Chinese chess (象棋 xiàngqí). 炮灰 (pàohuī) = cannon fodder.
grammar
炮 is usually pào. In some regional dialects and older pronunciations, it can be páo (as in 炮烙 páoluò, ancient torture).

Stroke Order

炮 pào