Chinese symbol for “explode”
爆
bào
to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil
The closest CC-CEDICT match for explode is 爆 (bào), defined as: to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “explode”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆发 (爆發) | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 自爆 | zì bào | to explode; spontaneous detonation |
| 炸 | zhà | to burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb |
| 起爆 | qǐ bào | to explode; to set off an explosion |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion; to explode |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 爆.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆发 (爆發) | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion; to explode |
| 引爆 | yǐn bào | to ignite; to detonate |
| 火爆 | huǒ bào | fiery (temper); popular |
| 爆破 | bào pò | to blow up; to demolish (using explosives) |
| 爆料 | bào liào | to reveal inside or previously undisclosed information; revelation; leak; tip-off |
See also: Japanese symbol for “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.