爐 (lou4 | lu2) : stove; oven; furnace

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爐

lou4

lu2

stove; oven; furnace; fireplace; hearth

Stroke count: 20

Level: 1

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

爐 / 炉

This word has been viewed 11575 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Apr 2012 15:33

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電焗爐 din6 guk6 lou4 dian4 ju2 lu2 = electric oven 粵

微波爐 mei4 bo1 lou4 wei1 bo1 lu2 = microwave oven

焗爐 guk6 lou4 = oven 粵

打邊爐 daa2 bin1 lou4 = hotpot 粵

電爐 din6 lou4 dian4 lu2 = electrical stove; hot plate

火爐 fo2 lou4 huo3 lu2 = a stove, fireplace

鍋爐 wo1 lou4 guo1 lu2 = boiler; furnace

煤氣爐 mui4 hei3 lou4 = coal gas furnace; gas stove

煤爐 mui4 lou4 = coal furnace

開爐 hoi1 lou4 = blow-in the furnace
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呢兩件事係打邊爐同打屎窟，邊可以相提並論粵
These two issues are as different as chalk is from cheese, how can they be put together and be compared at all?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 爐
Unicode code for this character: U+7210 (off-site link)

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