懂中文 Dong Chinese

砲

pào

large gun, cannon

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

Components
石 meaning component

石  Meaning component

shí, dàn

  

stone

包 sound component

包  Sound component

bāo

  

wrap

Definitions

砲  

pào

gun, cannon

炮 (砲) 

pào

variant of 炮[pào]

Most common words with 砲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

炮

cannon

炮弹

artillery shell

大炮

big gun

鞭炮

firecrackers

迫击炮

mortar (weapon)