HSK 7-9
炮
pào名
cannon; firecracker
远处的炮声打破了寂静。
Yuǎnchù de pàoshēng dǎpò le jìjìng.
The sound of artillery in the distance broke the silence.
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Appears across levels (7-9) in the HSK 3.0 word list.