Chinese symbol for “firecrackers”
鞭炮
biān pào
firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; measure word: 枚 (méi)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for firecrackers is 鞭炮 (biān pào), defined as: firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; measure word: 枚 (méi).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 鞭炮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞭打 | biān dǎ | to whip; to lash |
| 鞭子 | biān zi | whip; measure word: 根 (gēn) |
| 鞭刑 | biān xíng | caning (corporal punishment) |
| 鞭策 | biān cè | to spur on; to urge on |
| 鞭毛 | biān máo | flagellum |
| 大炮 (大砲) | dà pào | big gun; cannon |
| 炮弹 (炮彈) | pào dàn | artillery shell; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 火炮 | huǒ pào | cannon; gun |
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.