灶(zào)

HSK 7-97 strokesTrad. 竈

kitchen stove

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Character information

Pinyin
zào
Meaning
kitchen stove; kitchen; mess; canteen
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
竈

Origin & structure

Where 灶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰火土

A clay 土 oven 火

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

火huǒ土tǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 竈: hole

How to write 灶 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 灶

Common words using 灶 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lú炉zào灶
HSK 7-9

stove

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zhōng中zào灶

mess hall for mid-level cadres; cf. 大灶[da4 zao4]

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dǎo倒zào灶

to fall (from power); in decline; unlucky

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dà大zào灶

large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth; (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lo…

Open 大灶 page →
lìng另qǐ起lú炉zào灶

lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch

Open 另起炉灶 page →
xiǎo小zào灶

mess hall for high-ranking cadres

Open 小灶 page →
zào灶jù具

stove

Open 灶具 page →
zào灶tái台

stovetop; rangetop

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