弩炮

Traditional form:

弩砲

Pinyin (reading):

nǔpào

Definitions:

• catapult
• ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)

Characters:

• 弩 - crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
• 炮 - cannon, artillery

Traditional characters:

• 弩 - crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
• 砲 - gun, cannon