灯

dēng

lamp

light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

fire (火) + 丁 = lamp

Fire provides the core meaning of illumination and light source. 丁 contributes the pronunciation dēng but doesn't add semantic content to the character.

火+丁→灯
丁NailPhonetic
火FireSemantic

房间里的灯很亮。

fáng jiān lǐ de dēng hěn liàng。

The lamp in the room is very bright.

他把台灯打开来看书。

tā bǎ tái dēng dǎ kāi lái kàn shū。

He turned on the desk lamp to read a book.

Words with 灯

灯草

dēng cǎo

the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps

街灯

jiē dēng

streetlight

红绿灯

hóng lǜ dēng

traffic light

亮灯

liàng dēng

to turn on a light; (of a light) to light up

探照灯

tàn zhào dēng

searchlight

吊灯

diào dēng

hanging lamp

天灯

tiān dēng

sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

走马灯

zǒu mǎ dēng

lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]

转向灯

zhuǎn xiàng dēng

vehicle turn indicator light

远光灯

yuǎn guāng dēng

high beam (headlights)

酒精灯

jiǔ jīng dēng

spirit lamp

金卤灯

jīn lǔ dēng

metal halide lamp

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