灶

zào

kitchen stove, cooking stove

How to write 灶, stroke by stroke

kitchen stove; kitchen; mess; canteen; variant of 灶

Ideographic: A clay 土 oven 火

Made of 火 + 土

中灶zhōng zàomess hall for mid-level cadres; cf. 大灶
倒灶dǎo zàoto fall (from power); in decline; unlucky
吃小灶chī xiǎo zàoto be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way
大灶dà zàolarge kitchen stove made from bricks or earth; (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶 for mid-level cadres and 小灶 for the most privileged)
家灶jiā zàohearth
小灶xiǎo zàomess hall for high-ranking cadres; (fig.) special treatment; cf. 大灶
局灶性jú zào xìng(medicine) focal
灶具zào jùstove; cooker; (dialect) cooking utensils
灶台zào táistovetop; rangetop
灶屋zào wū(dialect) kitchen
灶房zào fáng(dialect) kitchen
灶火zào huostove; kitchen

他妻子在灶旁做饭，而他在坐着读书。
tā qī zǐ zài zào páng zuò fàn ， ér tā zài zuò zhe dú shū 。
He sat down and read while his wife was cooking by the fire.
烹饪结束后请清洁炉灶和烤箱。
pēng rèn jié shù hòu qǐng qīng jié lú zào hé kǎo xiāng 。
Clean the stove and oven after cooking.