暴

Bao4
#1,026 most
frequent character
surname Bao

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

暴 has a part that means 'to lay something out in the sun to dry' and also supplies the sound. The bottom 氺 is now empty; it was once 米 rice. From drying in the sun came expose, injure, cruel or violent, and sudden and violent.

暴 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
曝
sound3 characters
爆瀑曝

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Same Characters, Different Readings

暴bào
sudden, violent, cruel

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