bāo

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Source form: 炮
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f72fed58c6d3a426. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

炮 炮 [bao1] /to sauté/to fry/to dry by heating/

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páo

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Source form: 炮
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-091cc40d09b70cd6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

炮 炮 [pao2] /to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)/

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pào

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Source form: 炮
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
cannon / CL:座[zuò] / firecracker
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6175907a59be5193. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

炮 炮 [pao4] /cannon/CL:座[zuo4]/firecracker/

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Source form: 砲 / 炮
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
variant of 炮[pào]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-eddefc7ec1cf0461. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

砲 炮 [pao4] /variant of 炮[pao4]/

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Other forms in these source records: 砲

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