Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
灶
zào
Description
灶是做饭用的地方，一般在厨房里。
A 灶 is a place used for cooking, usually found in the kitchen.
以前的人用木头生火，在灶上煮东西吃。
In the past, people used wood to make fire and cooked food on the 灶.
Meanings
灶zào
kitchen stove; cooking range
妈妈在灶上做饭。
Mom is cooking on the stove.
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Notes
- Etymology
original pictograph for a fire pit used for cooking; the 火 radical shows the fire.
- Nuance
灶 refers to the built-in cooking hearth, while 炉子 is a more general stove or furnace.
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