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盏

zhǎn

measure word for lamps, lights, cups, etc.

A single cinnabar-red street lamp glows at a quiet old street corner
Memory picture

Character

盏 zhǎn

Strokes
10
Radical
皿 — dish, vessel
Made of
戋 small, narrow 皿 dish, vessel
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 街角只剩一盏昏黄的路灯,反而让整条老街更有层次。 Jiējiǎo zhǐ shèng yì zhǎn hūnhuáng de lùdēng, fǎn ér ràng zhěng tiáo lǎojiē gèng yǒu céngcì. Only one dim yellow streetlamp remained on the corner, which instead gave the whole old street more depth.
  • 书桌上亮着一盏小台灯,陪伴我写到深夜。 Shūzhuō shàng liàngzhe yì zhǎn xiǎo táidēng, péibàn wǒ xiě dào shēnyè. A small desk lamp glowed on the desk, keeping me company as I wrote late into the night.
  • 他端起一盏清茶,慢慢品着窗外的雨声。 Tā duānqǐ yì zhǎn qīngchá, mànmàn pǐnzhe chuāngwài de yǔshēng. He picked up a cup of light tea and slowly savored it, listening to the rain outside the window.

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