爨

cuàn

冖 + 同 + 𤍾 + 𦥑

Definitions

cuàn oven, stove; to cook

Etymology phono-semantic

fire

Semantic: 火

About

爨 is a highly complex character composed of vertically stacked components: 𦥑 (hands) at the top, 罒 (stove or cover) below, then 林 (wood), 大 (big), and 火 (fire) at the bottom. Together they depict cooking, hands pushing firewood into a large stove, with a fire burning beneath a cauldron. Originally a verb meaning to cook or operate a stove, it later came to denote the stove or kitchen itself, and is also a surname.