The meaning of Zao is as follows:
Detailed explanation:
(1) Understanding. From fire to earth. Traditionally from the acupoint, the sound of cù. Original meaning: Equipment built with bricks and stones for cooking food and boiling water.
(2) Same as the original meaning.
Zao is also the cooking point. ——"Shuowen"
(3) Another example: the foot of the stove (the ground next to the stove); the stove; the marching stove; the stove (the maid in charge of cooking); the bottom of the stove Yang (a kitchen servant. A cheap name for a chef in ancient times); Zao Liao (burning a fire on the stove).
(4) Smelting or forging equipment. Such as: Zaodi (the place where stoves are set up to make salt); Zao tax (the tax paid by salt-making families in ancient times).
(5) Kitchen God.
Xia is the sun, and its Qi is long and nourishing, so it is worshiped in the stove. ——Cai Yong's "Doctrine".
Then there was a dull sound, which was the firecrackers sent to the stove. ——Lu Xun's "Wandering Blessing"
(6) Another example: Kitchen King (also known as "Kitchen Lord". Common name of Kitchen God); Because it is a metaphor for an upright person); Stove Horse (a statue of the Stove God printed on paper by woodcut; the Stove God’s mount).
Explanation and annotation of the word "Zao":
There are seven acupoints in the scroll of "Zao".
It is also a cooking stove. From the acupoint, save the sound. , Zao or unconsciousness. That's it.
Cooking. Cooker, Cuan. The place where people cook. Zhouli? Ancestral blessing? . Each version does not contain these seven characters. Today, according to the historical records of Xiaowu, Suo Yinbu. Jia Kui noted Zuo Chuanyun. Jumang is worshiped at the door. Zhu Rong worshiped in. The flowers are collected and worshiped at the door. Xuan Ming was worshiped in the well. Later the soil was enshrined in the center. Huainan time training. The month of Mengxia. Its sacrifice. Gao Zhuyun. Zhu Rongwu returned to the Gao Xin family and became Huozheng.
Die as a god of fire. Entrusted to. It’s a month with strong fire. Therefore, worship the stove. This is all said in terms of ancient Zhou rituals. The Five Classics have different meanings. Shen Li Dai now talks about how to use the ritual utensils to burn firewood, basins and vases. The ancient Zhou rites said that Zhuanxu had a son named Li as Zhurong. Worship as a god. Xu Junjin's case is the same as that of Zhou Li.
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