乓
pāng
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(onom.) bang
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
乓 is built from 兵 bīng but drops its left-falling stroke. It first meant a bang or crash, as of a gun, door, or breaking object. The shorter sense 'bang!' came next.
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