Chinese word

窑

Pronunciation

Pinyinyáo

Meaning

  • nounkiln

Example

师傅正在检查窑里的温度。shī fù zhèng zài jiǎn chá yáo lǐ de wēn dù

The craftsman is checking the temperature inside the kiln.

Illustration for 窑 (kiln)

More examples

博物馆展出了一件因窑变形成特殊釉色的瓷片。bó wù guǎn zhǎn chū le yí jiàn yīn yáo biàn xíng chéng tè shū yòu sè de cí piàn

The museum displays a porcelain shard that developed a special glaze color through kiln transformation.

Core concept

A heat-holding chamber where clay, porcelain, bricks, and similar materials become hard through firing.

Common phrases

  • 窑变yáo biàn

    kiln transformation

  • 陶瓷窑táo cí yáo

    pottery kiln

  • 窑口yáo kǒu

    kiln mouth

Similar words

炉lú: Equipment that gives off heat by burning fuel or through electric heating.
烤箱kǎo xiāng: A box-like kitchen appliance used to heat and bake food.

Definition in Chinese

用于在高温下烧制或烧结陶瓷、砖瓦等物件的封闭或半封闭炉室或场所，常见于制陶、制瓷和烧砖工序。yòng yú zài gāo wēn xià shāo zhì huò shāo jié táo cí zhuān wǎ děng wù jiàn de fēng bì huò bàn fēng bì lú shì huò cháng suǒ cháng jiàn yú zhì táo zhì cí hé shāo zhuān gōng xù

Word origin

窑 (yáo, "kiln") is the simplified form of 窯 (yáo, "kiln"), whose 穴 (xué, "cave") component suggests an enclosed chamber and whose other element mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word usually belongs to pottery, porcelain, and brick-making contexts, while a kitchen appliance for baking is normally named with a different word.

Related words

  • 烧窑shāo yáofire pottery in a kilnverb
  • 窑变yáo biànkiln transformationnoun

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