zào

furnace

Components
穴 meaning component

  Meaning component

xué

  

cave

hole

土 unknown component

  Unknown component

  

earth

黽 unknown component

  Unknown component

miǎnměngmǐn

  

toad

Evolution

竈 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
竈 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
竈 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zào

furnace; kitchen stove

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zào

variant of [zào]

Most common words with 竈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

kitchen

病灶

lesion

炉灶

stove

另起炉灶

back to square one

开小灶

to give preferential treatment