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灶 (zào): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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Animated Stroke Order 灶

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 灶 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 灶

灶 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

灶=火fire+土earth

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

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 灶

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 灶

HSK words that contain this character.

炉灶

lú zào

(kitchen/cooking) range

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 灶 is used in context

nǎi奶

nai奶

zhèng正

zài在

yòng用

lǎo老

shì式

Information

Pinyinzào

Meaningkitchen stove

Strokes7

Radical火

Traditional竈

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2528

Zhuyinㄗㄠˋ

UnicodeU+7076

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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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