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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

炮 pào
cannon, artillery
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
轰 hōng
rumble, explosion, blast
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “bombard”

WordPinyinMeaning
轰击 (轟擊)hōng jībombard
轰炸 (轟炸)hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún)
炮击 (炮擊)pào jīto shell; to bombard
炮击 (砲擊)pào jīto shell; to bombard

Related words

Other words that share a character with 炮轰.

WordPinyinMeaning
大炮 (大砲)dà pàobig gun; cannon
炮弹 (炮彈)pào dànartillery shell; measure word: 枚 (méi)
火炮huǒ pàocannon; gun
炮击 (炮擊)pào jīto shell; to bombard
轰炸 (轟炸)hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún)
轰炸机 (轟炸機)hōng zhà jībomber (aircraft)
轰动 (轟動)hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)
轰轰烈烈 (轟轟烈烈)hōng hōng liè lièstrong; 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.

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