爆 (bào)

to explode; to burst; quick-fry

How 爆 is written

Strokes
19
Radical
火 — fire
Traditional
爆
Simplified
爆 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 爆

爆炸 bàozhà
explosion; to explode; to blow up
爆發 bàofā
to break out; to erupt; to explode
爆竹 bàozhú
firecracker
引爆 yǐnbào
to cause to burn; to ignite; to detonate
打爆 dǎbào
to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap
火爆 huǒbào
a popular craze; explosive popularity
爆出 bàochū
to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story)
爆料 bàoliào
to expose (in the media); to talk about sth often overlooked or non-confirmable; to scoop (esp. Taiwan media)
爆棚 bàopéng
full to bursting
爆滿 bàomǎn
filled to capacity (of theater, stadium, gymnasium etc)
爆笑 bàoxiào
loud laugh; guffaw; explosion of laughter
爆米花 bàomǐhuā
puffed rice; popcorn

爆 in a sentence

他的車在高速公路上爆胎了。

Tā de chē zài gāosù gōnglù shàng bàotāi le.

“His car had a flat tire on the highway.”

How common is 爆?

爆 is the 1,241st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 92.3% of all running text.

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