dēng

lamp

light; lantern; CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

fire (火) + 丁 = lamp

Fire provides the core meaning of illumination and light source. 丁 contributes the pronunciation dēng but doesn't add semantic content to the character.

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房间里的很亮。

fáng jiān lǐ de dēng hěn liàng。

The lamp in the room is very bright.

他把台打开来看书。

tā bǎ tái dēng dǎ kāi lái kàn shū。

He turned on the desk lamp to read a book.

Words with 灯

远光灯

yuǎn guāng dēng

high beam (headlights)

酒精灯

jiǔ jīng dēng

spirit lamp

金卤灯

jīn lǔ dēng

metal halide lamp

电灯

diàn dēng

electric light

电灯泡

diàn dēng pào

light bulb

长明灯

cháng míng dēng

altar lamp burning day and night

闪光灯

shǎn guāng dēng

flash bulb (photography)

开灯

kāi dēng

to turn on the light

开绿灯

kāi lǜ dēng

to give the green light

闯红灯

chuǎng hóng dēng

to run a red light

霓虹灯

ní hóng dēng

(loanword) neon lights

雾灯

wù dēng

fog lights (of a motor vehicle)

More characters with 火