| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 9799th character |
| RADICAL | ⽳ (116.16) |
| STROKES | 21 |
furnace; kitchen stove
| 分竈吃飯 fēn zào chī fàn | "meals prepared at separate stoves", slogan of the program of fiscal decentralization that began in the 1980s in the PRC |
| 吃小竈 chī xiǎo zào | to be given special treatment; to be treated in a favored way |
| 跨竈 kuà zào | to surpass one's father |
| 重起爐竈 chóng qǐ lú zào | to start over from scratch (idiom) |