爆

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to explode; to burst; to stir-fry briefly; to quick-boil

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A violent 暴 flame 火; 暴 also provides the pronunciation

Components 火暴

explode · Heisig RSH #2774

火 fire + 暴 violent

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
火山爆发指数	huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù	volcanic explosivity index (VEI)
火山爆发	huǒ shān bào fā	volcanic eruption
内爆法原子弹	nèi bào fǎ yuán zǐ dàn	implosion atomic bomb
爆发性	bào fā xìng	explosive power; explosive
爆发力	bào fā lì	explosive power (in athletics, music, dance etc); dynamic intensity
一夜爆红	yī yè bào hóng	to become popular overnight
爆冷门儿	bào lěng mén r	erhua variant of 爆冷門\|爆冷门[bao4 leng3 men2]
爆玉米花	bào yù mǐ huā	to make popcorn; popcorn
爆米花	bào mǐ huā	puffed rice; popcorn
原爆点	yuán bào diǎn	ground zero
寒武纪生命大爆发	Hán wǔ jì shēng mìng dà bào fā	the Cambrian explosion
爆头	bào tóu	(neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head; headshot
爆破手	bào pò shǒu	dynamiter
自爆	zì bào	to explode; spontaneous detonation; self-detonation; suicide bombing; to disclose private …
爆花	bào huā	see 爆米花[bao4 mi3 hua1]
爆发	bào fā	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
爆出	bào chū	to burst out; to appear unexpectedly; to break (media story)
口爆	kǒu bào	(slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth
打爆	dǎ bào	to blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook; to be jam…
光爆	guāng bào	explosion of light