炮 (pào): Cannon — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

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Animated Stroke Order 炮

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 炮

3.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 炮

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炮 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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炮 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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4.

How to Use 炮

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 炮 works in context.

Official HSK words with 炮

炮 appears in these official HSK words: 鞭炮, 马后炮.

HSK 5

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 炮 is used in context

tā他

jīng精

xīn心

páo炮

zhì制

le了

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biān鞭

pào炮

firecrackers

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mǎ马

hòu后

pào炮

Monday morning quarterbacking / Hindsight

zhè这

ge个

shāng商

yè业

jì计

huà划

。

He carefully elaborated this business plan

gǔ古

dài代

zhàn战

zhēng争

zhōng中

，

pào炮

shì是

yī一

zhǒng种

zhòng重

yào要

de的

wǔ武

qì器

。

In ancient warfare, the cannon was an important weapon.

chūn春

jié节

shí时

wǒ我

men们

fàng放

biān鞭

pào炮

qìng庆

zhù祝

。

We set off firecrackers to celebrate during Spring Festival

pào炮

bīng兵

zài在

yǎn演

xí习

zhōng中

zhǎn展

shì示

le了

qiáng强

dà大

huǒ火

lì力

。

The artillery demonstrated powerful firepower during the exercise

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