爆

bào

crackle, pop, burst, explode

How to write 爆, stroke by stroke

to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil

Ideographic: A violent 暴 flame 火; 暴 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 火 + 暴

爆炸bào zhàexplosion; to explode; to blow up; to detonate
爆发bào fāto break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out
引爆yǐn bàoto ignite; to detonate
打爆dǎ bàoto blow out; to blow off; (computer games) to zap; (phone) to ring off the hook; to be jammed; to max out (credit card etc)
爆米花bào mǐ huāpuffed rice; popcorn
爆破bào pòto blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast
火爆huǒ bàofiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively
爆裂bào lièto rupture; to burst; to explode
爆头bào tóu(neologism) (slang) (often used in video gaming) to shoot sb in the head; headshot
爆料bào liàoto make explosive allegations
爆炸性bào zhà xìngexplosive; fig. shocking
爆炸物bào zhà wùexplosive (material)

战争随时可能爆发。
zhàn zhēng suí shí kě néng bào fā 。
War may break out at any moment.
我买了两袋爆米花。
wǒ mǎi le liǎng dài bào mǐ huā 。
I bought two bags of popcorn.
化学工厂一着火就爆炸了。
huà xué gōng chǎng yī zháo huǒ jiù bào zhà le 。
Immediately after it caught fire, the chemical factory blew up.
传闻被爆是真的。
chuán wén bèi bào shì zhēn de 。
The rumor turned out true.
讨厌！轮胎爆了！
tǎo yàn ！ lún tāi bào le ！
Shit! I've got a flat.