灶 (zào): Kitchen stove — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Writing 7-9

HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 灶

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 灶

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

灶

火fire

土earth

灶=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 灶

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5.

How to Use 灶

Common word with 灶

One common HSK word with 灶 is 炉灶, meaning "(kitchen/cooking) range".

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

cuàn爨

zào灶

qián前

shāo烧

huǒ

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火fire

+土earth

Earth (土) holds fire (火) — a hearth or stove for cooking and warmth.

lú炉

zào灶

(kitchen/cooking) range

火

zuò做

fàn饭

。

He is making a fire and cooking in front of the kitchen stove.

nǎi奶

nai奶

zhèng正

zài在

yòng用

lǎo老

shì式

de的

zào灶

zuò做

fàn饭

。

Grandma is cooking with an old-fashioned stove.

mā妈

ma妈

zài在

zào灶

tái台

shàng上

zuò做

fàn饭

。

Mom is cooking on the kitchen stove.

wǒ我

men们

měi每

nián年

dōu都

jì祭

bài拜

zào灶

shén神

。

We worship the kitchen god every year.

zhè这

ge个

méi煤

qì气

zào灶

huǒ火

lì力

hěn很

wàng旺

。

This gas stove has strong firepower.

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