爆炸

Traditional form:

爆炸

Pinyin (reading):

bàozhà

Definitions:

• explosion
• to explode
• to blow up
• to detonate

Characters:

• 爆 - crackle, pop; burst, explode
• 炸 - to explode; to fry in oil; to scald

Traditional characters:

• 爆 - crackle, pop; burst, explode
• 炸 - to explode; to fry in oil; to scald