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爆

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to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil

19 strokes Dict coverage rank #844 U+7206

How 爆 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A violent 暴 flame 火; 暴 also provides the pronunciation

components: 火 暴

How to remember it

explode · Heisig RSH #2774

火 fire + 暴 violent

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 爆

WordPinyinMeaning
火山爆发指数 huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
火山爆发 huǒ shān bào fā volcanic eruption
内爆法原子弹 nèi bào fǎ yuán zǐ dàn implosion atomic bomb
爆发性 bào fā xìng explosive power; explosive
爆发力 bào fā lì explosive power (in athletics, music, dance etc); dynamic intensity
一夜爆红 yī yè bào hóng to become popular overnight
爆冷门儿 bào lěng mén r erhua variant of 爆冷門|爆冷门[bao4 leng3 men2]
爆玉米花 bào yù mǐ huā to make popcorn; popcorn
爆米花 bào mǐ huā puffed rice; popcorn
原爆点 yuán bào diǎn ground zero
寒武纪生命大爆发 Hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā the Cambrian explosion
爆头 bào tóu (neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head; headshot
爆破手 bào pò shǒu dynamiter
自爆 zì bào to explode; spontaneous detonation; self-detonation; suicide bombing; to disclose private …
爆花 bào huā see 爆米花[bao4 mi3 hua1]
爆发 bào fā to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆出 bào chū to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story)
口爆 kǒu bào (slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth
打爆 dǎ bào to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook; to be jam…
光爆 guāng bào explosion of light