Chinese symbol for “explosion”
爆炸
bào zhà
explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for explosion is 爆炸 (bào zhà), defined as: explosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “explosion”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 爆炸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆发 (爆發) | bào fā | to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out |
| 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 |
| 炸弹 (炸彈) | zhà dàn | bomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē) |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “explosion”.
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.