stove, fireplace

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

盧 sound component

  Sound component

  

rice vessel

Evolution

爐 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
爐 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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fireplace, stove, oven, furnace; stove; furnace

Most common words with 爐
Freq.
Word
Meaning

stove

微波炉

microwave oven

出炉

fresh out of the oven

炉子

stove

壁炉

fireplace