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The character "炮" is structured with the semantic component 火, meaning fire, and the phonetic component 包, originally denoting a culinary technique where food was wrapped and roasted over fire. Its meaning expanded to encompass early firearm technology, such as fire lances and cannons, which utilized gunpowder and combustion to propel projectiles. In historical military contexts, a variant form "砲", incorporating the stone radical 石, was used for stone-throwing catapults, but the fire-based "炮" became the standard character for weapons dependent on explosive force.
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鞭炮声音很大。
他喜欢放鞭炮。
士兵们正在装填大炮。
炮火在远处轰鸣。
历史上，大炮改变了战争。
炮兵部队进行了演习。
他们用大炮轰开了城门。
这种药材需要炮制后才能使用。