炮 = 火 + 包

炮 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “large gun”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 包 (wrap).

Keyword: large gun
Pinyin (Mandarin): pào
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: large gun, cannon, большой пистолет, пушка, cannon

Decomposition

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火 fire
包 wrap

How to find 炮 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “wrap”. 炮 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 炮 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.