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爆竹 (bào zhú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

爆竹 (bào zhú) is a Chinese word: firecracker. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 爆竹

名 míng noun

firecracker

春节期间,人们放爆竹庆祝新年。

chūn jié qī jiān rén men fàng bào zhú qìng zhù xīn nián

During Spring Festival, people set off firecrackers to celebrate the New Year.

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Word breakdown

爆 bào — explode, burst

竹 zhú — bamboo

Structure & writing
1 爆 bào — to burst or explode suddenly

爆 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
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Stroke order

2 竹 zhú — bamboo, an evergreen plant with hollow, jointed, cylindrical stems; young shoots (bamboo shoots) are edible and stems are used in construction and making utensils

竹 is not used as a component in any other character.

竹 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order