曝

bào
#3,425 most
frequent character
used in 曝光[bao4guang1], Taiwan pr. [pu4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

曝 pairs 日 sun with 暴 bào, which means to lay something out in the sun and also supplies the sound. It first meant putting something in the sun to dry. That grew to air out. Read bào, it means to expose.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

曝pù
to air, to sun

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
暴bào
sudden, violent, cruel

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