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Chinese symbol for “zap”

打爆
dǎ bào
to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook

The closest CC-CEDICT match for zap is 打爆 (dǎ bào), defined as: to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook; to be jammed; to max out (credit card etc).

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

打 dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
radical 64 ⼿ · 5 strokes
爆 bào
crackle, pop; burst, explode
radical 86 ⽕ · 19 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 打爆.

WordPinyinMeaning
打开 (打開)dǎ kāito open; to show (a ticket)
打击 (打擊)dǎ jīto hit; to strike
打算dǎ suànto plan; to intend
打电话 (打電話)dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call
打破dǎ pòto break; to smash
打败 (打敗)dǎ bàito defeat; to overpower
爆发 (爆發)bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode

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.