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灶

Character

灶 zào

HSK 7–9Character

kitchen stove

Radical
火
Strokes
7
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 土
Traditional
灶
Frequency
#3212 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

zào

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  1. kitchen stove CC-CEDICT
  2. kitchen; mess; canteen CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 7 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 灶

Draw “灶” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 妈妈在灶上做饭。

    mā ma zài zào shàng zuò fàn

    Mom is cooking on the stove.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我家厨房有一个大灶。

    wǒ jiā chú fáng yǒu yí gè dà zào

    Our kitchen has a big stove.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 请把灶关了。

    qǐng bǎ zào guān le

    Please turn off the stove.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 灶

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灶具zào jùstoveWord灶台zào táistovetop; rangetopWord灶君zào jūnZaoshen, the god of the kitchenWord灶屋zào wū(dialect) kitchenWord灶房zào fáng(dialect) kitchenWord灶火zào huostoveWord灶王zào wángZaoshen, the god of the kitchenWord灶眼zào yǎnstovetop burnerWord灶神zào shénZaoshen, the god of the kitchenWord灶间zào jiān(dialect) kitchenWord灶马zào mǎcamel cricketWord灶王爷zào wáng yéZaoshen, the god of the kitchenWord

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè