Chinese

灯

/tiŋ⁵⁵/
fire
  • HSK 2
  • radical 火
  • 6 strokes

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  • simplified fromChinese燈 “lamp; light; lantern (for illumination) (Classifier: 盞／盏 m c h w; 眼 c; 支 mn mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”
    • soundChinese登 “to go up; to climb; to mount; to rise”
      • ideaChinese癶 “to be reverse”
      • ideaChinese豆 “pod-bearing plant or its seeds; bean; pea (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 粒 m)”

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