懂中文 Dong Chinese

燈

dēng

lantern

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

登 sound component

登  Sound component

dēng

  

rise

Evolution

燈 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
燈 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

灯 (燈) 

dēng

lantern, lamp; lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhǎn]

Most common words with 燈
Freq.
Word
Meaning

灯

lamp

灯光

light

红灯

red light

灯泡

light bulb

灯塔

lighthouse