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Chinese symbol for “pow”

啪
pā
(onom.) bang; pop; pow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pow is 啪 (pā), defined as: (onom.) bang; pop; pow.

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

啪 pā
onomatopoetic, a bang sound
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 啪.

WordPinyinMeaning
噼里啪啦pī li pā lā(onom.) crackling of firecrackers; pitter-patter of rain; burst of applause
噼啪pī pāvariant of 劈啪 (pī pā)
劈啪pī pā(onom.) for crack, slap, clap, clatter etc
啪嚓pā chā(onom.) (sound of sth smashing as it hits the ground); (onom.) (sound made by a camera shutter)
劈里啪啦pī li pā lāvariant of 噼里啪啦 (pī li pā lā)
劈哩啪啦pī li pā lāvariant of 噼里啪啦 (pī li pā lā)

See also: Japanese symbol for “pow”.

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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