榴炮 liúpào howitzer Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 榴 liú abbreviation of 榴弹炮 榴彈炮 liúdànpào howitzer A type of artillery with a relatively short barrel and a curved trajectory, used to fire on targets in complex terrain or behind cover.炮 pào noun cannon large military weapon that fires shells; cannon-shaped piece in Chinese chess