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Chinese symbol for “salvo”

礼炮
lǐ pào
Traditional: 禮炮
gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for salvo is 礼炮 (lǐ pào), defined as: gun salute (e.g. 21-gun salute); salvo.

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

礼 lǐ
courtesy, manners, social customs
radical 113 ⽰ · 6 strokes
炮 pào
cannon, artillery
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “salvo”

WordPinyinMeaning
排枪 (排槍)pái qiāngvolley of rifle fire; salvo
排射pái shèa barrage of fire; a salvo

Related words

Other words that share a character with 礼炮.

WordPinyinMeaning
礼物 (禮物)lǐ wùgift; present; measure word: 件 (jiàn), 份 (fèn)
婚礼 (婚禮)hūn lǐwedding ceremony; wedding
礼拜 (禮拜)lǐ bàito attend a religious service; (coll.) week
礼貌 (禮貌)lǐ màocourtesy; politeness; manners; courteous; polite
典礼 (典禮)diǎn lǐceremony; celebration
礼仪 (禮儀)lǐ yíetiquette; ceremony
大炮 (大砲)dà pàobig gun; cannon
炮弹 (炮彈)pào dànartillery shell; measure word: 枚 (méi)

See also: Japanese symbol for “salvo”.

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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