dēng

lamp; light; lantern

Radical: 火 HSK 2 n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

灯 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 灯

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 灯.

亮灯
liàng dēng
传灯
chuán dēng
to pass on the light of Buddha
冰灯
bīng dēng
ice lantern
前灯
qián dēng
headlight
华灯
huá dēng
light
台灯
tái dēng
desk lamp
吊灯
diào dēng
chandelier
后灯
hòu dēng
taillight
喷灯
pēn dēng
壁灯
bì dēng
wall lamp
大灯
dà dēng
天灯
tiān dēng

Related characters (radical 火)

Characters that share the radical .

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