炮击

Traditional form:

砲擊

Pinyin (reading):

pàojī

Definitions:

• to shell
• to bombard
• bombardment

Characters:

• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 击 - to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight

Traditional characters:

• 砲 - gun, cannon
• 擊 - to strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight