砲

variant of 炮[pao4]

surname Bao

to cover / to wrap / to hold / to include / to take charge of / to contract (to or for) / package / wrapper / container / bag / to hold or embrace / bundle / packet / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗 / ten pecks / one hundred liters

rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2]

big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]

firearm

cannon / gun / artillery

gunner / artillery crew

variant of 炮轟|炮轰[pao4 hong1]

to shell / to bombard / bombardment

fort / battery

gunboat

gunboat / gunship

gunship (aircraft)

a short-barreled mortar / an ancient catapult

(idiom) flustered / confused

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)

catapult / ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)

curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc)

cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

sound of gunfire / fig. news of momentous events

railgun