How to write 灶
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Meaning of 灶
Pinyin
zào
Radical
火
Strokes
7
Definition
kitchen stove
Usage
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灶
zào
1. A device made of bricks and stones for cooking food. (e.g., kitchen range, stove)
2. Refers to "Zaojun" (the kitchen god worshiped near the stove in Chinese folklore). (e.g., worship of the kitchen god)
3. Same as the original meaning (kitchen range).
4. A device for smelting or forging. (e.g., forge)
5. Kitchen god.
- Example usage:
- 灶床脚 (the ground next to the stove);
- 锅灶 (stove);
- 行军灶 (military field stove);
- 灶妄 (a servant girl who manages the cooking);
- 灶下养 (a derogatory term for a chef in ancient times);
- 灶燎 (to light a fire at the stove).
- 引用:
1. "说文": 灶，炊穴也。
2. "白虎通·五祀": 灶者，火之主。人所以自养也。
3. "汉书·五行志": 灶烟阳。
4. "礼记·郊特牲": 灶者，老妇之祭也。
5. 陶渊明《归园田居》: 井灶有遗处，桑竹残朽株。
- 设备用于熔炼或锻造 (forge).
- 例子:
- 灶地 (the place where salt is produced);
- 灶税 (the tax paid by salt producers in ancient times).
- 关于灶神:
1. 蔡邕《独断》: 夏为太阳，其气长养，祀之于灶。
2. 鲁迅《彷徨·祝福》: 接着一声钝响，是送灶的爆竹。
- 例子:
- 灶王 (also known as "Zao Wang Ye," a common term for the kitchen god);
- 灶公 (common term for the kitchen god, known for being straightforward);
- 灶马 (the kitchen god's steed, printed in woodcuts).
lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch / back to square one / to start of on a new path
large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth / (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶[zhong1 zao4] for mid-level cadres and 小灶[xiao3 zao4] for the most privileged)
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Input Method for 灶
Pinyin
zao4
Wubi
ofg
Cangjie
fg
Zhengma
uob
Four Corner
94810
Unicode
U+7076
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category