司炉

司爐

sīlú

noun #80,800

Meanings

1 stoker (worker tending a coal fire)
2 fireman (esp. on a steam locomotive)

Characters

to manage/operate

Examples

他年轻时在火车上当司炉。

Tā niánqīng shí zài huǒchē shàng dāng sīlú.

When he was young, he worked as a stoker on a train.

司炉的工作既辛苦又危险。

Sīlú de gōngzuò jì xīnkǔ yòu wēixiǎn.

The stoker's job is both hard and dangerous.

Tips

memory

司 (sī, to manage/be in charge of) + 炉 (lú, furnace) — 'one who manages the furnace.' Same 司 in 司机 (sījī, driver) and 司令 (sīlìng, commander).

Stroke Order

司 sī

炉 lú