灯
lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #512 U+706F
How 灯 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
火 (semantic, “fire”) + 丁 (phonetic, dīng)
How to remember it
lamp · Heisig RSH #176
fireplace + nail + 火 fire
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 丁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 丁 (dīng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁 sound component | dīng | male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem |
| 打 | dǎ | to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike |
| 宁 | níng | calm, peaceful; healthy; rather; to prefer |
| 顶 | dǐng | top, summit, peak; to carry on the head |
| 厅 | tīng | hall, central room |
| 订 | dìng | to make an order; to draw up an agreement |
| 汀 | tīng | bank, sandbar; beach, shore |
| 叮 | dīng | to persistently exhort or urge; sting (as of an insect) |
| 盯 | dīng | to rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on |
| 町 | tǐng | a raised path between fields |
| 仃 | dīng | lonely, solitary |
| 酊 | dīng | drunk, intoxicated |
| 疔 | dīng | boil, carbuncle, ulcer |
| 玎 | dīng | jingling, tinkling |
| 耵 | dīng | earwax |
Words containing 灯
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 车头灯 | chē tóu dēng | (vehicle) headlight |
| 黑灯下火 | hēi dēng xià huǒ | pitch dark; also written 黑燈瞎火|黑灯瞎火[hei1 deng1 xia1 huo3] |
| 红灯区 | hóng dēng qū | red-light district |
| 灯火通明 | dēng huǒ tōng míng | brightly lit |
| 本生灯 | Běn shēng dēng | Bunsen burner |
| 前大灯 | qián dà dēng | headlight |
| 长明灯 | cháng míng dēng | altar lamp burning day and night |
| 日光灯 | rì guāng dēng | fluorescent light |
| 灯下黑 | dēng xià hēi | (lit.) it's dark right under the lamp; (fig.) people tend to overlook things right under t… |
| 万家灯火 | wàn jiā dēng huǒ | (of a city etc) ablaze with lights |
| 安全灯 | ān quán dēng | safety lamp; safelight |
| 黑光灯 | hēi guāng dēng | a blacklight; an ultraviolet light |
| 灯心草 | dēng xīn cǎo | rush (botany); Juncaceae |
| 交通灯 | jiāo tōng dēng | traffic light |
| 大灯 | dà dēng | headlight |
| 后信号灯 | hòu xìn hào dēng | car rear indicator |
| 灯头 | dēng tóu | electric light socket; burner (component of a kerosene lamp); light (as a countable item, … |
| 头灯 | tóu dēng | headlight (of a vehicle); headlamp; head torch |
| 灯心 | dēng xīn | lampwick |
| 天灯 | tiān dēng | sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals) |