爆

Information about character(s)

Radical: 火
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 15
Total Strokes: 19

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bào, bó
Cantonese: baau3
JapaneseKun: SAKERU YAKU
JapaneseOn: BAKU
Korean: PHOK PAK

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: crackle, pop, burst, explode

CE-Dict: to explode or burst/to quick fry or quick boil

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to explode
2.to burst; to crack
3.(of cooking) to fry at high temperature very briefly
4.(of cooking) to boil briefly

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: burst; explode; quick-fry

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: burst; explode; quick-fry

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《火部》爆灼也。从火暴聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集中】【火字部】爆
【集韻】弼角切，音雹。【玉篇】爆落也。灼也，熱也。【集韻】或作𤓊。　又【唐韻】蒲木切，音曝。【說文】灼也。从火暴聲。　又【集韻】𠀤匹角切，音璞。爇也。【集韻】亦作𤓊。　又【廣韻】【集韻】【韻會】𠀤北角切，音剝。【廣韻】火裂。【集韻】爇也。一曰火聲。亦作𤓊。　又【廣韻】補各切【集韻】【正韻】伯各切，𠀤音博。【廣韻】迫于火也。　又【集韻】火乾也。一曰熱也。或作煿。　又【廣韻】北敎切【韻會】巴校切，𠀤音豹。【說文註】徐鉉曰：本蒲木切。今俗音豹。火裂也。【白虎通】卜赴也。爆見兆。◎按集韻書作𤒁。𤒁原字从氺，不从。

CF-Dict: éclater/exploser/frire rapidement