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Chinese symbol for “fireplace”

壁炉
bì lú
Traditional: 壁爐
fireplace

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fireplace is 壁炉 (bì lú), defined as: fireplace.

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

壁 bì
partition, wall; rampart
radical 32 ⼟ · 16 strokes
炉 lú
fireplace, furnace, oven, stove
radical 86 ⽕ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 壁炉.

WordPinyinMeaning
隔壁gé bìnext door; neighbor
墙壁 (牆壁)qiáng bìwall
壁画 (壁畫)bì huàmural (painting); fresco
壁垒 (壁壘)bì lěirampart; barrier
壁纸 (壁紙)bì zhǐwallpaper
出炉 (出爐)chū lúto take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven
锅炉 (鍋爐)guō lúboiler
微波炉 (微波爐)wēi bō lúmicrowave oven; 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “fireplace”.

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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