暴
bào
sudden
surname Bao; violent; cruel; to show or expose; to injure
Sun (日) + shared hands (共) + water (水) = scorching exposure and violence
The original form showed hands exposing something to the blazing sun and water — drying, scorching, laying bare with force. That harshness extended to violence and sudden, crushing intensity.
昨晚的暴风雨把树都吹倒了。
zuó wǎn de bào fēng yǔ bǎ shù dōu chuī dǎo le。
Last night's violent storm blew down all the trees.
他的行为太暴力，大家都很害怕他。
tā de xíng wéi tài bào lì，dà jiā dōu hěn hài pà tā。
His behavior is too violent; everyone is very afraid of him.
Words with 暴
磁暴
cí bào
magnetic storm
过胖暴食症
guò pàng bào shí zhèng
binge eating disorder (BED)
金融风暴
jīn róng fēng bào
banking crisis
镇暴
zhèn bào
to suppress a riot; riot control
防暴
fáng bào
to suppress a riot
防暴盾
fáng bào dùn
riot shield
防暴警察
fáng bào jǐng chá
riot police
除暴
chú bào
to eliminate outlaws
除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng
to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
雪暴
xuě bào
blizzard
雹暴
báo bào
hailstorm
雷克斯暴龙
léi kè sī bào lóng
Tyrannosaurus rex