香炉

香爐
xiānglú
noun #41,307

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 incense burner
  2. 2 censer
  3. 3 Censer Peak, a peak of Mount Lu in Jiangxi

Examples

HSK 7-9
Nǎinai měitiān zǎoshang dōu zài xiānglú lǐ diǎn sān zhù xiāng.
Every morning Grandma lights three sticks of incense in the incense burner.
HSK 7-9
Lúshān de Xiānglúfēng yīnwei xíngzhuàng xiàng xiānglú ér démíng.
Censer Peak on Mount Lu got its name because it is shaped like an incense burner.

Tips

culture
In Li Bai's line 日照香炉生紫烟 "sunlight on Censer Peak breeds purple mist", 香炉 is the peak on 庐山: the mist around it looks like smoke rising from a real censer.

Stroke Order

香 xiāng
炉 lú