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The character for stove or furnace, traditionally represented as "爐", structurally combines the fire radical (火) with the phonetic element "盧" to denote an object related to fire and to guide its pronunciation, while a later variant "炉" retains the fire radical but incorporates the simplified phonetic component "户". Originally referring to a hearth or brazier for domestic heating and cooking, its application expanded over centuries to encompass various types of industrial equipment such as metallurgical furnaces and ceramic kilns, yet its fundamental meaning remains anchored to the concept of a fire-containing apparatus.
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妈妈在炉子上做饭。
冬天我们靠火炉取暖。
他用微波炉加热牛奶。
工厂里有一个大高炉。
炉灶里的火正在燃烧。
香炉中飘出缕缕青烟。
电炉的功率很大，耗电也多。
为了环保，我们淘汰了旧煤炉。