Chinese Character: 灶 (zào - Kitchen Stove)
1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)
Radical: 火 (Fire radical)
Stroke Count: 7
Character Decomposition: 火 + 土 (Fire + Earth, suggesting a stove is made of earth and used with fire)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: zào (Fourth tone)
3. Meaning (含义)
灶 refers to a kitchen stove, which is used for cooking. (“灶”指的是厨房炉灶，用于烹饪。)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 炉灶 (lú zào) - Stove
- 灶台 (zào tái) - Kitchen range top
- 灶神 (zào shén) - Kitchen god
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
灶 is usually used as a noun. It can be used in phrases like "一个灶" (a stove). (“灶”通常用作名词，可用于如“一个灶”这样的短语中。)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In Chinese culture, the kitchen stove is very important. There is a belief in the Kitchen God who is said to watch over the family's cooking and report to the Jade Emperor. (在中国文化中，炉灶非常重要。人们相信有灶神，said to watch over the family's cooking and report to the Jade Emperor. (在中国文化中，炉灶非常重要。人们相信有灶神，据说灶神会监督家庭的烹饪情况并向玉皇大帝汇报。)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
妈妈在炉灶上做饭。 (Mā mā zài lú zào shàng zuò fàn. - Mom is cooking on the stove.)
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can remember 灶 by thinking that it combines "fire" and "earth", which are the basic elements for making a traditional stove. (你可以这样记忆“灶”，它由“火”和“土”组成，这是制作传统炉灶的基本元素。)