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The Chinese word 炉 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
1. Simplified form of 爐

炉 ⇨ 火 + 户
Component Pinyin Meanings
huǒ 1. fire; flame
     可以 一個 ? - Can I borrow a light?
2. fire (as a disaster); inferno
3. red; fiery; bright; brilliant
4. to burn down
5. light; torch
6. (dialectal) light; lamp
7. anger; rage; wrath
8. to become enraged
9. angry; furious
10. (TCM) internal heat
11. firearm; ammunition; weapon
12. war; warfare
13. thriving; brisk
14. urgent; pressing
15. (neologism) to become popular; to go viral
16. (neologism) to be popular; to be viral
17. (Cantonese) watt (unit of power)
     ※(Definitely, "" here is a unit of brightness (luminous intensity). However, the brightness of a luminous device is measured in watts in life because of luminous intensity's dependence on powe
     20 燈膽 - 20-watt lightbulb
18. Short for 火星, Mars
19. (Cantonese) roasted
     Synonyms: ,
     火鴨 - roasted duck
     戶外 - outdoors
1. (zh-no-solo) family; household
     戶籍 - household register
     專業戶 - expert, lit=family which engages in a specialized trade
     釘子戶 - nail house
2. (only in compounds) bank account
     賬戶 - account
     開戶 - to open an account