熔炉 (róng lú) — smelting furnace; forge | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

smelting furnaceforge

Measure word · 座

Examples

熔炉。
Zhè jiā gōng chǎng de róng lú yǐ jīng shǐ yòng le èr shí nián.
The smelting furnace in this factory has been used for twenty years.
熔炉。
Gǔ dài de tiě jiàng yòng róng lú lái róng huà tiě kuàng shí.
Ancient blacksmiths used a forge to melt iron ore.
熔炉。
Zhè zuò róng lú de wēn dù gāo dá yì qiān wǔ bǎi dù.
The temperature of this smelting furnace reaches as high as 1500 degrees.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

炉lúfurnace

熔 melt and 炉 furnace combine to mean a furnace for melting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

火容熔

Meaning part形符xíngfú

火火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

容

Same sound today

熔 has 火 on the left, showing fire, and 容 on the right, giving its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

火火huǒfire

Sound part声符shēngfú

盧

盧lú炉lú

Same sound today

The older form combines 火 (fire) with 盧 (lú) for its sound; the modern 炉 is a later shorthand.

Appears in

Industry & Manufacturing

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.