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炉 (traditional form: 爐) is a phono-semantic compound. The fire radical 火 on the left provides the core meaning, indicating a connection to heat or burning. The component 盧 on the right serves as the phonetic marker, originally depicting a vessel for holding food or embers, a concept contextually related to containers used for heating or cooking. In its simplified form, the right side was replaced with the component 户 (door/household), creating a new structure. The fire radical remains the primary semantic element, and the character encompasses furnaces, stoves, kilns, and reactors in modern usage.
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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。