zào

common
noun

Meaning of

灶 means cooking stove; cooking range; kitchen; cooking area. Pronounced zào.

  • cooking stove; cooking range
  • kitchen; cooking area
  • kitchen god

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

jiā
de
méi
zào
hěn
hǎo
yòng
 

The gas stove in my home works very well.

men
yòng
shí
tou
lěi
le
zào
zài
shān
zuò
fàn
 

They built a stone stove in the mountains to cook meals.

zi
zào
dōu
shì
shēng
huǒ
zuò
fàn
de
gōng
 

Both stoves and ranges are tools for making fire and cooking food.

Nóng
cūn
hěn
duō
jiā
tíng
hái
zài
shǐ使
yòng
zào
zuò
fàn
 

Many rural families still use earthen stoves to cook meals.

Zhè
zào
de
huǒ
hěn
wàng
 

This stove has a very strong fire.