stove, fireplace

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

户 sound component

  Sound component

  

door

Evolution

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

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
炉 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
炉 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

fireplace, stove, oven, furnace; stove; furnace

() 

variant of |[lú]

Most common words with 炉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

stove

微波炉

microwave oven

出炉

fresh out of the oven

炉子

stove

壁炉

fireplace