炮烙

Traditional form:

炮烙

Pinyin (reading):

páoluò

Definitions:

• form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang 商紂王／商纣王 ( Shāng Zhòu Wáng) in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire

Characters:

• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 烙 - to burn, to brand; hot iron

Traditional characters:

• 炮 - cannon, artillery
• 烙 - to burn, to brand; hot iron