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鑪

简炉 · 𬬻 · 繁鑪

Mandarin · pinyin lú#

variant of 爐 lú

Mandarin · pinyin lú#

rutherfordium (chemistry)

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炉: lú · fireplace, stove, oven, furnace

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lou4

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(chemistry) rutherfordium

character · Etymology 2

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 爐 /炉 (lú, “stove; furnace”)
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) furnace-shaped object for holding wine jars, placed in front of a wine shop
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, by extension) wine shop

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