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灯

dēng

lamp

A hanging lamp above a table
Memory picture

Character

灯 dēng

Strokes
6
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 丁 nail
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这盏灯亮了。 Zhè zhǎn dēng liàng le. This lamp turned on.
  • 请开小灯。 Qǐng kāi xiǎo dēng. Please turn on the small lamp.
  • 灯在桌上。 Dēng zài zhuō shàng. The lamp is on the table.

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