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炉子 (lú zi) — stove; oven; furnace

Definition

Colloquial everyday word for a stove, oven, or furnace used for cooking or heating. 灶 is a more traditional Chinese kitchen stove (brick-built); 锅 is the pot or pan you cook IN, not the heat source.

noun
stoveovenfurnace
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 炉子，。
    Mā ma yòng lú zi zuò fàn, hěn kuài jiù zuò hǎo le.
    Mom cooked using the stove, and it was ready quickly.
  • 炉子，。
    Zhè ge lú zi kě yǐ kǎo miàn bāo, hěn fāng biàn.
    This oven can bake bread, very convenient.
  • 炉子。
    Dōng tiān wū lǐ shēng lú zi hěn nuǎn huo.
    It's very warm inside when you light the stove in winter.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

炉lústove
子zǐsuffix

炉 gives the stove idea, and 子 completes the everyday word for an oven or furnace.

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.

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.

Open 炉 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

Open 子 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Kitchenware & Tableware

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