Memory phrase for the character: 灯

灯

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Meaning

lamp, light, lantern

Pronunciation

dēng

Explanation

 Left: fire 火, right: nail 丁 (here: understood as a torch)

Mnemonic
 
The fire at the torch serves as a lamp. (Whereas the fire 光 on legs 儿 is a bright light 光)

Radicals

火 fireAlso this radical 灬 stands for fire.
丁 nail




 Vocabulary

灯光 dēng guāng  (stage) lighting; light
灯塔 dēng tǎ  lighthouse
灯罩 dēng zhào  cover of lamp; lampshade; glass cover of oil lamp
灯盏 dēng zhǎn  lantern; uncovered oil lamp
熄灯 xī dēng  turn out the lights; lights out
白炽灯 bái chì dēng  incandescent light
霓虹灯 ní hóng dēng  neon lamp
霓虹灯 ní hóng dēng  
霓虹灯 ní hóng dēng  

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