鑪 meaning and stroke order
Fireplace, stove; oven; furnace
How to write 鑪, stroke by stroke
24 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
Meaning of 鑪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- rutherfordium (chemistry)
- variant of 爐|炉[lu2]
How 鑪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
釒 gives the meaning and 盧 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鑪
The metal side 釒 points to iron and heat, and 盧 (lú) gives the sound. Picture a metal stove that says lú as it burns.
鑪 is a rare variant of 爐 (traditional) or 炉 (simplified), meaning stove or furnace, so you will mostly see it in older texts or names. In chemistry it is used for the element rutherfordium. In everyday writing people use 炉, for example 火炉 (huǒlú) "stove".
Common mistake: Learners sometimes swap 鑪 with 爐, which looks almost the same but has the fire radical 火 instead of the metal radical 釒. For normal modern writing use 炉, not 鑪.
Questions about 鑪
How many strokes are in 鑪?
鑪 is written with 24 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鑪 mean?
鑪 (lú) means fireplace, stove; oven; furnace.
How do you pronounce 鑪?
鑪 is pronounced lú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 鑪?
The radical of 鑪 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鑪 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鑪?
鑪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 炉 and 𬬻, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the element rutherfordium called in Chinese?
It is written 鑪 (lú) and is element 104. Here the metal radical fits the naming pattern for metallic elements.
Why does 鑪 sound like 盧?
盧 (lú) is the phonetic part of the character, so it gives 鑪 its pronunciation. Other characters with 盧 often share this lú sound, such as 爐 and 驢 (lǘ).