炉 lú fireplace
fireplace; furnace; oven; stove
How to remember 炉: 火 fire + 户 door = fireplace. A fire crackles in the black iron box by the kitchen door, and Grandpa tells the city kids "That's my fireplace, all in one!"
Component breakdown
炉 = 火 fire + 户 door
- 火 fire
- 户 door
A fire crackles in the black iron box by the kitchen door, and Grandpa tells the city kids "That's my fireplace, all in one!"
How it is used
- A stove/furnace/oven - 火炉 (huǒlú) stove, 炉子 (lúzi) a stove, 锅炉 (guōlú) a boiler, 微波炉 (wēibōlú) microwave.
- 炉火纯青 (lúhuǒ-chúnqīng), the furnace fire turned pure blue-hot, means to have reached mastery/perfection in a craft.