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ㄉㄥ

dēng

lamp

燈 is a 16 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as dēng in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

It is made up of the components (fire) and (ascend).

  • ㄉㄥ

    dēng

    lamp

    • ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

    • ㄉㄥ

      dēng

      ascend

2 stories have been written about this character — see all
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I ASCEND the mountain to light the lamp with FIRE
by Yumi1066

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ASCENDing the lighthouse and lighting the <lamp> with FIRE, I know I've [done g]ood by the ships passing *through* the strait.
by vms5q

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 燈

Definitions for 燈 pronounced as dēng

  • lamp
  • light
  • lantern
  • CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

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