爐 meaning and stroke order
Fireplace, furnace, oven, stove
How to write 爐, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 爐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- stove
- furnace
How 爐 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A fire 火 in one's home 盧.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 爐
On the left is fire 火 (huǒ), and on the right is 盧 (lú), which the etymology note reads as one's home. A fire kept inside the home is a stove or furnace, and 盧 also gives the sound lú.
爐 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes it 炉. It usually appears in compound words for heating or cooking devices, such as 微波爐 (wēibōlú, microwave oven) and 壁爐 (bìlú, fireplace). Example: 麵包剛出爐。(Miànbāo gāng chūlú.) The bread is fresh out of the oven.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 爐 (lú) with 驢 (lǘ, donkey) and 廬 (lú, hut), which share the 盧 part. Check the left or top component: only the one with fire 火 means stove. Also note that 驢 has a different tone and vowel, lǘ.
Common words with 爐
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 爐
How many strokes are in 爐?
爐 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 爐 mean?
爐 (lú) means fireplace, furnace, oven, stove. A common word with it is 微波炉 (wēibōlú), meaning "microwave oven".
How do you pronounce 爐?
爐 is pronounced lú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 爐?
The radical of 爐 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 爐 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 爐?
爐 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 炉, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 爐子 and 爐灶?
爐子 (lúzi) is the everyday word for a stove or small heater. 爐灶 (lúzào) refers to a cooking range or kitchen stove, and it sounds a little more formal.
Can 出爐 be used for things other than food?
Yes. 出爐 (chūlú) is often used figuratively for something newly released, like exam results or a new ranking. For example, 成績出爐了 (chéngjì chūlú le) means the results are out.