炮 pào cannon; firecracker
Made up of [火 huǒ fire radical 86, 包 bāo to cover; to wrap; to hold ]Made with 9 strokes.
Fire gives the idea and 'bao' gives rough phonetic and onomatopoeia for the 'bang' of a fire cracker
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Also uses 火 huǒ component: 灯 dēng (lamp) 烤 kǎo (to roast) ; 灭 miè (to extinguish) ; 秋 qiú (autumn) ; 灾 zāi (disaster) ; 炸 zhà (to explode)
Also uses 包 bāo component: 抱 bào (to hold) 饱 bǎo (to eat till full) ; 泡 pào (bubble) ; 跑 sì (to run)
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泡 pào (bubble)Pronunciation
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