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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.

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

爆 bào
crackle, pop; burst, explode
radical 86 ⽕ · 19 strokes
炸 zhà
to explode; to fry in oil; to scald
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “explosion”

WordPinyinMeaning
轰 (轟)hōngexplosion; bang
爆声 (爆聲)bào shēngexplosion; bang

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爆炸.

WordPinyinMeaning
爆发 (爆發)bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
引爆yǐn bàoto ignite; to detonate
火爆huǒ bàofiery (temper); popular
爆破bào pòto blow up; to demolish (using explosives)
爆料bào liàoto reveal inside or previously undisclosed information; revelation; leak; tip-off
炸弹 (炸彈)zhà dànbomb; measure word: 枚 (méi), 颗 (kē)
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)

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.

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