Chinese Character 灯 Meanings and components.

Form

灯

Meaning

灯 meaning[3] in English

Lamp.

Light.

Lantern.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 灯 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Huo (火) , and surname Ding (丁)

Its radical[1] is: 火 (huo3) which means: Surname Huo, .火huo3surname Huo

In cangjie it is written with FMN

How to write 灯

To write灯deng1lamp you should write a combination of 火huo3surname Huo , 丁ding1surname Ding arranged in a 吅 shape:

火 + 丁 = 灯

灯 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 灯 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 灯, looks as follow:

灯
Pinyin:deng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Lamp . Light . Lantern . Cl:盞|盏[Zhan3]
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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