Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (燈)
Simplified (灯)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
灯
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
灯 / 燈 [dēng]
lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
燈 あかし
Akashi female given name
燈 あかり
Akari female given name
燈 とう
Tou surname
燈 ともしび
Tomoshibi female given name
燈 ひかる
Hikaru female given name
CHINESE WORDS (136)
灯光 [dēngguāng] #3,729
(stage) lighting
红灯 [hóngdēng] #6,730
red light
灯泡 [dēngpào] #8,668
light bulb
灯塔 [dēngtǎ] #7,988
lighthouse
路灯 [lùdēng] #17,608
street lamp
绿灯 [lǜdēng] #10,599
green light
闪光灯 [shǎnguāngdēng] #13,487
flash bulb (photography)
灯笼 [dēnglóng] #20,246
lantern
台灯 [táidēng] #14,856
desk lamp
熄灯 [xīdēng] #12,374
turn out the lights
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JAPANESE WORDS (53)
灯る [ともる] #8,651
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb)
⭐ 街灯 [がいとう] #10,355
street light
⭐ 灯す [ともす] #10,670
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.)
⭐ 懐中電灯 [かいちゅうでんとう] #13,339
(electric) torch
⭐ 電灯 [でんとう] #15,025
electric light
提灯 [ちょうちん] #15,855
paper lantern
⭐ 蛍光灯 [けいこうとう] #16,449
fluorescent lamp
⭐ 灯火 [とうか] #20,338
light
⭐ 灯台 [とうだい] #23,458
lighthouse
走馬灯 [そうまとう] #24,050
revolving lantern
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