爆(bào)

HSK 619 strokes

to explode or burst

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Character information

Pinyin
bào
Meaning
to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil
Strokes
19
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 爆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰火暴

A violent 暴 flame 火; 暴 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

火huǒ暴bào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 爆 step by step

19 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 爆

Common words using 爆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bào爆zhà炸
HSK 6

explosion

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bào爆fā发
HSK 6

to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out

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bào爆mǎn满
HSK 7-9

filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)

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bào爆zhú竹
HSK 7-9

firecracker

Open 爆竹 page →
guāng光bào爆

explosion of light

Open 光爆 page →
nèi内bào爆

to implode

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shuā刷bào爆

to max out (a credit card)

Open 刷爆 page →
jìn劲bào爆

(coll.) awesome

Open 劲爆 page →

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炸发满竹光内刷劲

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