Chinese Character 燈 Meanings and components.

Form

燈

Meaning

燈 meaning[3] in English

Lamp.

Light.

Lantern.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 燈 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Huo (火) , and to scale (a … (登)

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

In cangjie it is written with FNOT

How to write 燈

To write燈deng1lamp you should write a combination of 火huo3surname Huo , 登deng1to scale … arranged in a 吅 shape:

火 + 登 = 燈

燈 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

燈
Pinyin:deng1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Lamp . Light . Lantern . Cl:盞|盏[Zhan3]
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
登
Pinyin:deng1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Scale (A Height) . To Ascend . To Mount . To Publish Or Record . To Enter (E.G. In A Register) . To Press Down With The Foot . To Step Or Tread On . To Put On (Shoes Or Trousers) (Dialect) . To Be Gathered And Taken To The Threshing Ground (Old)
癶
Pinyin:bo1
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 105, Known As 登字頭|登字头[Deng1 Zi4 Tou2]
豆
Pinyin:dou4
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 豆[Dou4]

Notes

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

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

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