Chinese symbol for “bombard”
炮轰
pào hōng
Traditional: 炮轟
to bombard; to bomb; (fig.) to criticize; to roast
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bombard is 炮轰 (pào hōng), defined as: to bombard; to bomb; (fig.) to criticize; to roast.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “bombard”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轰击 (轟擊) | hōng jī | bombard |
| 轰炸 (轟炸) | hōng zhà | to bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún) |
| 炮击 (炮擊) | pào jī | to shell; to bombard |
| 炮击 (砲擊) | pào jī | to shell; to bombard |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 炮轰.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大炮 (大砲) | dà pào | big gun; cannon |
| 炮弹 (炮彈) | pào dàn | artillery shell; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 火炮 | huǒ pào | cannon; gun |
| 炮击 (炮擊) | pào jī | to shell; to bombard |
| 轰炸 (轟炸) | hōng zhà | to bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún) |
| 轰炸机 (轟炸機) | hōng zhà jī | bomber (aircraft) |
| 轰动 (轟動) | hōng dòng | to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place) |
| 轰轰烈烈 (轟轟烈烈) | hōng hōng liè liè | strong; vigorous |
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.