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{{also|砲}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=86|rad=火|as=05|sn=9|four=97812|canj=FPRU|ids=⿰火包}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𪺃]], [[𬋗]], [[𬋚]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0668.250|dkj=18954|dj=1078.010|hdz=32196.120|uh=70AE}}

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etyl}}
{{Han compound|火|包|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p}}.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms|t2=砲|alt=*礮,礟}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=pào
|m-s=pao4
|dg=по3
|c=paau3
|h=pfs=
|md=páu
|mn=ml,tw:phàu/qz:phauh
|mn_note=phauh - "firecracker"
|w=sh:5phau
|mc=2
|oc=n,1
|ma=y
|cat=n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[large]] [[gun]]; [[cannon]]; [[artillery]]
# [[firecracker]]
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|colloquial}} [[gun]] {{zh-mw|c:支|c:條|c:轆}}
# {{lb|zh|Chinese chess}} [[cannon]]: [[🩥]] (on the red side)
#: {{syn|zh|🩬}}
# {{lb|zh|Quanzhou Hokkien}} to [[talk big]]

=====Usage notes=====
* {{sense|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 {{zh-l|*砲}} or {{zh-l|*包}}.

=====Synonyms=====
{{zh-dial|槍}}
{{zh-dial|鞭炮}}

=====Coordinate terms=====
* {{list:Chinese chess pieces/zh}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|加農炮|大炮|快炮|信炮|平射炮|一炮而紅|小鋼炮|反坦克炮|亂放炮|吹大炮|午炮|啞炮|打炮戲|窩裡發炮|攻炮城|炮位|曲射炮|打頭炮|放響炮|炮竹紅|榴彈炮|炮眼|炮兵學校|打隔山炮|炮彈|摔炮|禮炮|榴炮|打炮|炮臺|放空炮|窩裡炮|步兵炮|盒子炮|沖天炮|炮銃|炮車|炮目線|炮壘|炮火連天|炮兵|當頭炮|炮操|機關炮|炮銅|炮轟|炮身|炮衣|炮艦|炮艇|炮竹|炮灰|炮火|炮打燈兒|炮子兒|炮塔|炮口|炮仗|火炮|火箭炮|炮手|炮擊|炮樓|排炮|炮門|放冷炮|炮筒子|放鞭炮|放花炮|放炮|炮戰|車大炮|鳴炮|迫擊炮|糖衣炮彈|艦炮|船堅炮利|重炮手|第一炮|起身炮|鞭炮|連珠炮|馬後炮|花炮|風雷火炮|高射炮|鹽水蜂炮|開炮|霹靂炮|開頭炮|金門炮戰|重炮|軌道炮|蜂炮|嘴炮|娘炮|土炮|炮山河}}

====Descendants====
{{CJKV|砲|j=砲|ほう|k=砲|포|pháo}}
''Others'':
* {{desc|bor=1|tyv|боо}}
* Mongolic:
** {{desc|bor=1|bua|буу}}
** {{desc|bor=1|dta|pau}}
** {{desc|bor=1|sce|pao}}
** {{desc|bor=1|xal|бу}}
** {{desc|bor=1|mn|ᠪᠤᠤ}} / {{l|mn|буу}}
* Tungusic:
** {{desc|bor=1|mnc|ᡦᠣᠣ}}
** {{desc|bor=1|gld|пао}}
** {{desc|bor=1|oaa|пау}}
** {{desc|bor=1|ulc|пау}}
* {{desc|bor=1|niv|пʼау}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-forms}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=páo
|c=paau4
|h=pfs=
|md=
|mn=
|w=sh:6bau
|dial=n
|mc=1
|oc=n,2
|ma=y
|cat=v,n
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|historical}} to [[wrap]] [[hirsute]] [[meat]] with [[mud]] and [[roast]] it on [[fire]]
# {{lb|zh|by extension}} to [[roast]]; to [[burn]]
# {{lb|zh|TCM}} to [[prepare]] [[herbal]] [[medicine]] by [[roast]]ing or [[parch]]ing
# {{alt form|zh|庖|t=[[chef]]}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|依法炮製|如法炮製|炮燥|烹炮|炮煉|炮格|炮製|炮龍烹鳳|烹龍炮鳳|炮烙之刑|炮烙|炮鳳烹龍|炮鳳煮龍}}

===Etymology 3===
{{zh-forms}}

====Pronunciation====
{{zh-pron
|m=bāo
|c=baau3,baau1
|h=pfs=
|md=
|mn=
|w=
|dial=n
|ma=Zh-bāo.oga
|cat=v
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|cooking}} to [[quick]]-[[fry]] ([[meat]]); to [[sauté]]
# to [[dry]] by [[heat]]

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|炮羊肚}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=|rs=火05}}

# sear
# roast, burn

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ひょう<へう, びょう<べう
|kanon=ほう<はう
|kun=あぶ-る
}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=포}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=火05}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=pháo, than, bác, bào|rs=火05}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=火05}}