WHOLE CHARACTER
灯
lamp; light; traffic light; signal; festival lantern
灯 is fire plus 丁: anything that gives light, from 电灯 at home to the 红绿灯 on the street.
ZDIC: 形声，从火、丁声.
Character Familiesleft / right
灯
lamp; light; traffic light; signal; festival lantern
灯 is fire plus 丁: anything that gives light, from 电灯 at home to the 红绿灯 on the street.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从火、丁声.
MEANING: FIRE, THE LIGHT-GIVING SIDE
火
fire
Repeated in 焱.
In 灯: meaning: fire, the light-giving side The fire radical.
OLD SOUND SIDE: 丁 (DĪNG)
丁
adult male; fourth heavenly stem
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role.
In 灯: old sound side: 丁 (dīng) A sound hint only: modern dēng keeps the d- but ends in -eng, not -ing. A separate old title reading dīng is not a modern common reading.
Tone 1
- lamp; light
- traffic light; signal
- festival lantern
- 电灯electric lamp
- 路灯street lamp
- 红绿灯traffic light
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