炮
See also: 砲
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Translingual
Han character
炮 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 火心口山 (FPRU), four-corner 97812, composition ⿰火包)
Derived characters
- 𪺃, 𬋗, 𬋚
References
- KangXi: page 668, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18954
- Dae Jaweon: page 1078, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2196, character 12
- Unihan data for U+70AE
Chinese
| trad. | 炮/砲 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 炮 | |
| 砲 – “cannon; firecracker” | ||
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 炮 |
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| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (勹) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 袍 | *buː |
| 袌 | *buː, *buːs |
| 軳 | *buː |
| 抱 | *buːʔ |
| 勽 | *buːs, *mɯnʔ |
| 菢 | *buːs |
| 勹 | *pruː |
| 包 | *pruː |
| 胞 | *pruː, *pʰruː |
| 苞 | *pruː |
| 枹 | *pruː, *bu, *bu |
| 飽 | *pruːʔ |
| 泡 | *pʰruː, *m̥ʰruːs, *bruː |
| 炮 | *pʰruːs, *bruː |
| 皰 | *pʰruːs, *bruːs |
| 疱 | *pʰruːs, *bruːs |
| 跑 | *bruː, *bruːɡ |
| 咆 | *bruː |
| 庖 | *bruː |
| 匏 | *bruː |
| 刨 | *bruː |
| 狍 | *bruː |
| 炰 | *bruː |
| 鉋 | *bruː, *bruːs |
| 瓟 | *bruː, *bruːɡ |
| 颮 | *bruː, *pʰruːɡ |
| 鞄 | *bruː, *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *pʰruːɡ |
| 鮑 | *bruːʔ |
| 骲 | *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *bruːɡ, *pʰoːɡ |
| 玸 | *bu |
| 雹 | *bruːɡ |
| 窇 | *bruːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *pʰruːs, *bruː) : semantic 火 + phonetic 包 (OC *pruː).
Etymology
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Pronunciation 1
Definitions
炮
- large gun; cannon; artillery
- firecracker
- (Cantonese, colloquial) gun (Classifier: 支; 條／条)
- (xiangqi) cannon
Usage notes
- (Chinese chess): This character is usually only used on the red side, but it may also be used for both sides in some sets. The same piece on the black side is often written as 砲 or 包.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 槍 (“gun; firearm”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 槍, 槍械, 槍支 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 槍 |
| Taiwan | 槍 | |
| Tianjin | 槍 | |
| Tangshan | 槍 | |
| Cangzhou | 槍 | |
| Baoding | 槍 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 槍 | |
| Chifeng | 槍 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 槍 | |
| Harbin | 槍 | |
| Shenyang | 槍 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 槍 | |
| Qingdao | 槍 | |
| Jinan | 槍 | |
| Luoyang | 槍 | |
| Wanrong | 槍 | |
| Zhengzhou | 槍 | |
| Xi'an | 槍 | |
| Yinchuan | 槍 | |
| Lanzhou | 槍 | |
| Xining | 槍 | |
| Ürümqi | 槍 | |
| Wuhan | 槍 | |
| Chengdu | 槍 | |
| Chongqing | 槍 | |
| Guiyang | 槍 | |
| Kunming | 槍 | |
| Guilin | 槍 | |
| Liuzhou | 槍 | |
| Xuzhou | 槍 | |
| Yangzhou | 槍 | |
| Nanjing | 槍 | |
| Hefei | 槍 | |
| Nantong | 槍 | |
| Singapore | 槍 | |
| Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 槍 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 槍 |
| Hong Kong | 槍, 炮 | |
| Taishan | 槍 | |
| Dongguan | 槍 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 槍 | |
| Gan | Lichuan | 槍 |
| Pingxiang | 槍 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 槍 |
| Yudu | 槍 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 銃仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 銃仔 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 銃仔 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 銃 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 銃 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 銃 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 槍 |
| Shexian | 槍 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 槍 |
| Xinzhou | 槍 | |
| Linhe | 槍 | |
| Jining | 槍 | |
| Hohhot | 槍 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 槍 | |
| Handan | 槍 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 槍, 銃 |
| Matsu | 槍 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 銃, 銃支 |
| Quanzhou | 銃, 銃支 | |
| Jinjiang | 銃 | |
| Zhangzhou | 銃, 銃支 | |
| Zhangpu | 銃 | |
| Tainan | 銃 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 銃 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 銃, 銃支 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 銃 | |
| Shantou | 槍 | |
| Jieyang | 銃, 槍 | |
| Haikou | 槍 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 銃 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 槍 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 槍 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 槍 | |
| Suzhou | 槍 | |
| Danyang | 槍 | |
| Hangzhou | 槍 | |
| Jinhua | 槍 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 槍 |
| Loudi | 槍 | |
Dialectal synonyms of 鞭炮 (“firecrackers”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鞭炮, 爆竹, 爆仗, 炮仗 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 炮仗, 炮, 炮銃 |
| Taiwan | 鞭炮, 爆竹 | |
| Harbin | 炮仗 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 鞭炮, 炮仗 | |
| Jinan | 爆仗 | |
| Luoyang | 鞭炮 | |
| Xi'an | 炮, 鞭炮 | |
| Yinchuan | 鞭炮 | |
| Xining | 炮仗 | |
| Ürümqi | 炮仗子 | |
| Wuhan | 炮中, 鞭炮 | |
| Chengdu | 火炮兒, 爆竹, 鞭炮 | |
| Guiyang | 炮仗 | |
| Kunming | 炮仗 | |
| Liuzhou | 炮仗 | |
| Xuzhou | 鞭炮 | |
| Yangzhou | 炮仗 | |
| Nanjing | 炮仗 | |
| Hefei | 炮仗 | |
| Singapore | 鞭炮 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 炮仗 |
| Hong Kong | 炮仗 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 炮仗, 連排 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 連排 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 爆仗 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 爆仗 | |
| Macau | 炮仗 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 炮仗 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 炮仗 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 炮仗 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 炮仗 | |
| Foshan | 炮仗 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 炮上 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 炮仗 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 炮仗 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 炮仗 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 炮仗 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 炮仗 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 炮仗 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 炮仗 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 炮仗 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 炮仗 | |
| Taishan | 炮仗 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 炮仗 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 炮仗 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 炮仗 | |
| Dongguan | 炮仗 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 炮仗 | |
| Qingyuan | 炮仗 | |
| Fogang | 炮仗 | |
| Yingde (Hanguang) | 炮仗 | |
| Yangshan | 紙炮 | |
| Lianshan (Butian) | 紙炮 | |
| Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 紙炮 | |
| Shaoguan | 炮仗 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 炮仗 | |
| Renhua | 炮仗 | |
| Lechang | 炮仗 | |
| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 炮仗 | |
| Sihui | 炮仗 | |
| Guangning | 炮仗 | |
| Deqing | 炮仗 | |
| Huaiji | 炮仗 | |
| Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 炮仗 | |
| Yunfu | 炮仗 | |
| Xinxing | 炮仗 | |
| Luoding | 炮仗 | |
| Yunan (Pingtai) | 炮仗 | |
| Yangjiang | 炮仗 | |
| Danzhou | 炮仗 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 炮仗 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 炮仗 | |
| Yangon (Taishan) | 炮仗 | |
| Mandalay (Taishan) | 炮仗 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 爆竹 |
| Lichuan | 炮竹 | |
| Pingxiang | 爆竹 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 紙炮仔 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 炮仗 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 炮仗 | |
| Boluo (Bendihua) | 炮仗 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 炮仗 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 紙炮 | |
| Heyuan (Bendihua) | 紙炮, 火炮 | |
| Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 炮仗, 紙炮 | |
| Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 炮仗, 紙炮 | |
| Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 紙炮 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 鞭炮 | |
| Yudu | 鞭炮, 爆竹 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 爆竹, 紙炮, 紙炮仔 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 爆竹, 紙炮 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 爆竹, 紙炮 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 爆竹, 紙炮 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 爆竹, 紙炮 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 爆竹, 炮 | |
| Hong Kong | 爆仗 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 炮仗 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 爆竹 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 炮仗, 炮, 鞭炮 |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 爆仗, 百仗 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 炮仗, 炮 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 炮仔, 炮 |
| Quanzhou | 炮仔, 炮 | |
| Zhangzhou | 炮仔, 炮 | |
| Taipei | 炮仔, 炮 | |
| Kaohsiung | 炮仔, 炮 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 炮 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 炮 | |
| Chaozhou | 碰鰾 | |
| Shantou | 碰鰾 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 碰鰾 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 碰鰾 | |
| Jieyang | 碰鰾 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 碰鰾 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 碰鰾 | |
| Leizhou | 炮仗, 炮仔 | |
| Wenchang | 炮仗 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 炮竹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 炮仗, 鞭炮 |
| Suzhou | 炮仗 | |
| Danyang | 炮仗 | |
| Hangzhou | 炮仗 | |
| Ningbo | 炮仗 | |
| Wenzhou | 炮仗 | |
| Jinhua | 炮仗 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 炮竹, 鞭子 |
| Loudi | 爆竹子 | |
| Shuangfeng | 爆竹 | |
Coordinate terms
- (Chinese chess pieces) 帥／帅/將／将, 仕/士, 相/象, 俥／伡/車／车, 傌／骂/馬／马, 炮/砲／炮, 兵/卒
Compounds
Derived terms from 炮
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (炮):
- → Japanese: 炮 (hō)
- → Korean: 포(炮) (po)
- → Vietnamese: pháo (炮)
Others:
- → Tuvan: боо (boo)
- Mongolic:
- → Buryat: буу (buu)
- → Daur: pau
- → Dongxiang: pao
- → Kalmyk: бу (bu)
- → Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠤ (buu) / буу (buu)
- Tungusic:
- → Manchu: ᡦᠣᠣ (poo)
- → Nanai: пао
- → Orok: пау
- → Ulch: пау
- → Nivkh: пʼау (pʼau)
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
炮
- (historical) to wrap hirsute meat with mud and roast it on fire
- (by extension) to roast; to burn
- (traditional Chinese medicine) to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching
- Alternative form of 庖 (páo, “chef”).
Compounds
Derived terms from 炮
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Pronunciation 3
Definitions
炮
- (cooking) to quick-fry (meat); to sauté
- to dry by heat
Compounds
Derived terms from 炮
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Japanese
Kanji
炮
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- sear
- roast, burn
Readings
- Go-on: ひょう (hyō)←へう (feu, historical); びょう (byō)←べう (beu, historical)
- Kan-on: ほう (hō)←はう (fau, historical)
- Kun: あぶる (aburu, 炮る)
Korean
Hanja
炮 • (po) (hangeul 포)
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Vietnamese
Han character
炮: Hán Nôm readings: pháo, than, bác, bào
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