暴

bào
#1,026 most
frequent character
sudden, violent, cruel

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Bao4
surname Bao

Homophones

HSK 4
抱bào
to hold, to carry (in one's arms)
爆bào
explode, burst, quick-fry
豹bào
leopard
报bào
to report

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