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Chinese symbol for “boiler”

锅炉
guō lú
Traditional: 鍋爐
boiler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for boiler is 锅炉 (guō lú), defined as: boiler.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

锅 guō
cooking-pot, saucepan
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes
炉 lú
fireplace, furnace, oven, stove
radical 86 ⽕ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 锅炉.

WordPinyinMeaning
火锅 (火鍋)huǒ guōhotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block
铁锅 (鐵鍋)tiě guōiron cooking pot
大锅 (大鍋)dà guōa big wok; cauldron
锅子 (鍋子)guō zipot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing
锅盖 (鍋蓋)guō gàisaucepan lid; (satellite) dish
出炉 (出爐)chū lúto take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven
微波炉 (微波爐)wēi bō lúmicrowave oven; 台 (tái)
火炉 (火爐)huǒ lústove

See also: Japanese symbol for “boiler”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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