炉

爐/鑪

lú

户 + 火

Definitions

lú (noun) stove; furnace

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 户 represents the sound. Simplified form of 爐.

About

The character 炉, simplified from 爐, is a phono-semantic compound. The fire radical 火 on the left remains the semantic core, indicating heat or burning. The traditional right-hand component, 盧, served as the phonetic and originally depicted a vessel for food or embers, fitting for a container used in heating, cooking, or burning incense. In the simplified form, the complex 盧 was replaced by the simpler 户, which provides the sound. Today, 炉 broadly covers furnaces, stoves, kilns, and reactors.

Etymology Hide

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈在炉子上做饭。

Māma zài lúzi shàng zuò fàn.

Mom is cooking on the stove.

冬天我们靠火炉取暖。

Dōngtiān wǒmen kào huǒlú qǔ nuǎn.

In winter, we rely on the fireplace for warmth.

他用微波炉加热牛奶。

Tā yòng wēibōlú jiārè niúnǎi.

He uses the microwave to heat milk.

工厂里有一个大高炉。

Gōngchǎng lǐ yǒu yī gè dà gāolú.

There is a large blast furnace in the factory.

炉灶里的火正在燃烧。

Lúzào lǐ de huǒ zhèngzài ránshāo.

The fire in the stove is burning.

香炉中飘出缕缕青烟。

Xiānglú zhōng piāo chū lǚlǚ qīng yān.

Wisps of blue smoke drift from the incense burner.

电炉的功率很大，耗电也多。

Diànlú de gōnglǜ hěn dà, hàodiàn yě duō.

The electric stove has high power and consumes a lot of electricity.

为了环保，我们淘汰了旧煤炉。

Wèile huánbǎo, wǒmen táotàile jiù méilú.

For environmental protection, we phased out the old coal stove.

Related Characters

Component: 户

Component: 火

炉