烤炉 (kǎo lú) — oven | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

oven

Measure word · 台

Examples

烤炉。
Bǎ kǎo lú de wēn dù diào dào liǎng bǎi dù.
Set the oven temperature to 200 degrees.
烤炉。
Tā gāng mǎi le yí gè xīn kǎo lú.
She just bought a new oven.
烤炉，。
Zhè ge kǎo lú shì diàn de, fēi cháng fāng biàn.
This oven is electric, very convenient.

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.

“烤” specifies roasting or baking and “炉” names the stove-like device.

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.

火考烤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

考

考kǎo烤kǎo

Same sound today

烤 pairs 火 (fire) with 考, which supplies the sound; the fire part is used because the meaning involves heat or roasting.

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

Kitchenware & Tableware

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