TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
爆
ㄅㄠˋ · bào
verb — to explode, burst, pop
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Fire (火) that goes off all at once — to explode. 暴 bào carries the sound exactly. From fire let loose in an instant, anything that bursts or breaks out: 爆炸、爆裂、爆發.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
火（火）封在裡頭，壓到撐不住，砰地炸開——爆。
Fire (火) sealed inside, pushed past what it can hold, and — bang — it bursts open.
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意 · Meanings
(本義)爆炸、爆裂— to explode, burst常用
→爆破— to blast, demolish
⇒爆紅、爆料— to break out suddenly (a hit; a leak)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension