Dong Chinese dictionary

pào, bāo, páo

large gun, cannon

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

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

包 Sound component

bāo

wrap

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

pào

large gun, cannon; artillery; cannon; CL:座[zuò]; firecracker

bāo

to sauté; to fry; to dry by heating

páo

to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

pào

variant of 炮[pào]

Most common words with 炮

Sources