炉 (lú): stove, furnace
炉 (lú) is a Chinese character meaning “stove.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (structural) and 户 (structural). It ranks #1953 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 炉 a fire 火 in one's home 户. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- stove
- furnace
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA fire 火 in one's home 户
Decomposition: ⿰火户 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壁炉noun | bì lú | fireplace |
| 微波炉noun | wēi bō lú | microwave oven |
| 炉子noun | lú zi | stove |
| 出炉verb | chū lú | to take out of the furnace |
| 火炉noun | huǒ lú | stove |
| 烤炉noun | kǎo lú | oven |
| 锅炉noun | guō lú | boiler |
| 炉火 | lú huǒ | the fire of a stove |
| 暖炉noun | nuǎn lú | space heater |
| 熔炉 | róng lú | smelting furnace |
| 炉灶noun | lú zào | stove |
| 炉火纯青phrase | lú huǒ chún qīng | (lit.) the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) |
| 电炉noun | diàn lú | electric stove |
| 另起炉灶phrase | lìng qǐ lú zào | lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom) |
| 香炉noun | xiāng lú | a censer (for burning incense) |
炉 appears in 57 compound words: 23 as the first character, 72 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 炉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
篝火晚会上，大家手拉手围着炉堆跳舞。
篝 huǒ wǎn huì shǎng , dà jiā shǒu lā shǒu wéi zhe lú duī tiào wǔ .
At the bonfire party, everyone danced hand in hand around the fire.
2月打诈数据出炉!春节案件数骤降原因曝
2 yuè dǎ zhà shǔ jù chū lú ! chūn jié àn jiàn shǔ zhòu jiàng yuán yīn pù
February fraud data released! The reason for the sharp drop in the number of cases during the Spring Festival was exposed
...吴德荣:雨区扩大到南部 228连假天气出炉
. . . wú dé róng : yǔ qū kuò dà dào nán bù 2 2 8 lián jiǎ tiān qì chū lú
... Wu Derong: The rainy area expanded to the south and the 228 consecutive holiday weather was released
桃连区高中免试入学模拟分发出炉 教局提醒:正式选填务必填满
táo lián qū gāo zhōng miǎn shì rù xué mó nǐ fēn fā chū lú jiào jú tí xǐng : zhèng shì xuǎn tián wù bì tián mǎn
Taolian District High School Exemption Admission Simulation Distribution Furnace The Education Bureau reminds: The official selection must be filled
...026第一波水逆来了!12星座本周运势出炉
. . . 0 2 6 dì yī bō shuǐ nì lái le ! 1 2 xīng zuò běn zhōu yùn shì chū lú
... 026 The first wave of water reversal is coming! The 12 zodiac signs are released this week
激烈4轮PK决胜 彰化慈航宫年度总斗首出炉
jī liè 4 lún P K jué shèng zhāng huà cí háng gōng nián dù zǒng dǒu shǒu chū lú
Fierce 4 rounds of PK decisive Changhua Cihang Palace's annual general fight was released
约翰离开了公司，另起炉灶。
Yuēhàn líkāi le gōngsī, lìngqǐlúzào.
John turned his back on the company and started on his own.
他们围在壁炉旁边。
Tāmen wéi zài bìlú pángbiān.
They gathered about the fireplace.
这味道可能是微波炉传出来的!
Zhè wèidao kěnéng shì wēibōlú chuánchū lái de!
This smell might come from the oven!
时钟在壁炉的上方。
Shízhōng zài bìlú de shàng fāng.
The clock is above the fireplace.
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