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炸药

Traditional: 炸藥

zhà yào

HSK 3.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

zhà yào · zaa3 joek6 (Jyutping)

  1. explosive; blasting agent; dynamite

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

炸

Meaning
to fry in oil; to scald; to explode
Radical
火
Strokes
9
Components
⿰火乍
Cangjie
FHS
Four-corner
9881.1

药

Meaning
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Components
⿱艹约
Cangjie
TVMI
Four-corner
4412

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