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English translations
to explode, to burst, to boil briefly, to crack
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 爆 ( bào ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of bào are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
爆 is composed of 19 strokes and therefore is of high complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
to break out | to blast
Chinese example words containing the character 爆 ( bao / bào )
爆炸 ( bàozhà = explosion ),爆竹 ( bàozhú = firecracker ),放爆竹 ( fàngbàozhú = to let off firecrackers )
Other characters that are pronounced bào in Chinese
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