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Chinese symbol for “firecracker”

爆竹
bào zhú
firecracker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for firecracker is 爆竹 (bào zhú), defined as: firecracker.

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
竹 zhú
bamboo; flute
radical 118 ⽵ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “firecracker”

WordPinyinMeaning
花炮huā pàofirecracker
炮仗pào zhangfirecracker
炮竹pào zhúfirecracker
炮pàocannon; measure word: 座 (zuò)
爆仗bào zhang(coll.) firecracker

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爆竹.

WordPinyinMeaning
爆发 (爆發)bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode
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
竹子zhú zibamboo; measure word: 棵 (kē), 根 (gēn)
竹林zhú línbamboo forest

See also: Japanese symbol for “firecracker”.

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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