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Chinese symbol for “detonate”

引爆
yǐn bào
to ignite; to detonate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for detonate is 引爆 (yǐn bào), defined as: to ignite; to detonate.

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

引 yǐn
to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
radical 57 ⼸ · 4 strokes
爆 bào
crackle, pop; burst, explode
radical 86 ⽕ · 19 strokes

Other Chinese words for “detonate”

WordPinyinMeaning
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
起爆qǐ bàoto explode; to set off an explosion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 引爆.

WordPinyinMeaning
引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
引发 (引發)yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger
引导 (引導)yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around)
引用yǐn yòngto quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint
引进 (引進)yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)
爆发 (爆發)bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode

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.