爆 = 火 + 暴

爆 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “crackle”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 暴 (violent).

Keyword: crackle
Pinyin (Mandarin): bào
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: crackle, pop, burst, explode, взорваться, лопнуть, поп, треск, pop, burst, explode
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 爆 bomb

Decomposition

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火 fire
暴 violent

How to find 爆 without knowing its reading

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

Open 爆 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.