炉 lú
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
炉子
lúzi
stove; furnace
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 山区停电后，村民只能围着旧炉子取暖。 Shānqū tíngdiàn hòu, cūnmín zhǐ néng wéi zhe jiù lúzi qǔnuǎn. After the power cut in the mountain area, villagers could only gather around an old stove for warmth.
- 冬天，奶奶在炉子上烧水，屋里很暖和。 Dōngtiān, nǎinai zài lúzi shàng shāo shuǐ, wū lǐ hěn nuǎnhuo. In winter, Grandma boils water on the stove and the room is warm.
- 炉子里的火快灭了，再加一点煤吧。 Lúzi lǐ de huǒ kuài miè le, zài jiā yìdiǎn méi ba. The fire in the stove is nearly out, so add a little more coal.