About
The character for kiln, traditionally written as 窯 with the radical 穴 (cave) above the component 羔 (lamb), was later simplified to 窑, which substitutes 羔 with 缶 (earthenware). Its etymology relates to enclosed structures like caves or pits used for firing ceramics, and over time its meaning centered on furnaces for baking pottery, bricks, or porcelain, occasionally extending to similar industrial ovens. The structural change from a phonetic compound to one incorporating 缶 reinforced the direct semantic association with pottery-making.
Etymology Hide
Example Sentences Hide
这个村子有很多窑洞。
那座旧砖窑已经废弃了。
陶瓷要在窑里高温烧制。
中国古代的瓷器名扬海外。
考古学家发现了一座汉代窑址。
这座现代气窑的温度控制非常精准。
景德镇的窑火千年不息。
他把旧厂房改造成了艺术窑工作室。