Memory phrase for the character: 砲

砲

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cannon, slingshot, gun barrel

HŌ

Left: stone 石 (Below the cliff 厂 are stones 口), right: wrap 包 (The wrap 勹 itself 己 makes it to be wrapped.)

Stones are 'wrapped' in a slingshot (catapult), which is like a cannon.

石	stone	Shows a variation of cliff 厂 with a stone 囗 below.
包	pack, wrap, envelop	Wrap 勹 it yourself 己, and it is well packed.
勹	wrap	The function of this radical 勹 for “to wrap” is easily recognizable with "package 包" or "chest/breast 胸".
己	I, myself

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鉄砲	てっぽう	gun
発砲事件	はっぽうじけん	shooting incident

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