灶 Stroke Order — How to Write 灶

Stroke Order

灶 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 火, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

灶 Radical and Character Components

Components:火土

灶 is an ideographic compound. A clay 土 oven 火.

Radical: 火 + 3 more strokes

灶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zào

Meanings of 灶 in Chinese

zào灶

A stove or kitchen range, typically built with bricks or stone, used for cooking food.

奶奶家的老式炉灶烧饭特别香。

The meals cooked on grandma's old-fashioned stove are especially fragrant.

Refers to 'Zào Jūn' (the Kitchen God), a deity worshipped in Chinese folk religion, especially during the annual 'jì zào' (sacrificing to the Kitchen God) ritual.

每年的腊月二十三，家家户户都要祭灶

Every year on the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, every household offers sacrifices to the Kitchen God.

Common Words and Phrases with 灶

zào灶fáng房

A dialectal term for kitchen.

奶奶在灶房里忙着做饭，香气四溢

Grandma is busy cooking in the kitchen, and the aroma fills the air.

zào灶huō火

The fire in a cooking stove or oven; also refers to the stove or oven itself.

奶奶在灶火旁忙碌地准备晚餐。

Grandma was busy preparing dinner by the stove fire.

zào灶jù具

Cooking utensils or cooking appliances.

这家餐厅的后厨配备了最新款的燃气灶具和电磁炉。

The back kitchen of this restaurant is equipped with the latest model gas stoves and induction cooktops.

zào灶jūn君

Kitchen god.

在传统的中国家庭里，灶君的画像常常贴在厨房，象征着对家庭幸福和健康的祈愿。

In traditional Chinese households, the image of Zao Jun, the Kitchen God, is often displayed in the kitchen, symbolizing prayers for family happiness and good health.