壁炉 (bì lú) — fireplace | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

fireplace

Measure word · 个

Examples

壁炉。
Wǒ jiā de bì lú shì yòng shí tou zuò de.
My home's fireplace is made of stone.
壁炉。
Dōng tiān wǒ men xǐ huan zài bì lú páng biān qǔ nuǎn.
In winter we like to keep warm by the fireplace.
，壁炉。
Zài xī fāng, hěn duō jiā tíng dōu yǒu bì lú.
In the West, many households have a fireplace.

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.

壁 (wall) and 炉 (stove) combine as a stove in a wall.

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.

土辟壁

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

辟

辟pì壁bì

Same sound today

壁 combines 土 (earth) and 辟, which gives the sound. The whole means an earthen wall.

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.

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