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IDENTITY

dēnglamp; light

HSK 2Top 500

CORE MEANING

lamp; light

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.lampHSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
fire radical (huǒ)
strokes
6
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰火丁
    • fire
    • gives the sound dēng

USAGE

Common words

电灯diàndēngelectric light
路灯lùdēngstreet lamp
红灯hóngdēngred light

Graded examples

  • 路灯亮了。Lùdēng liàng le.HSK4

    The street lamps are lit.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Fire (火) held up on a stand (丁) — the lamp. (From 燈.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#500
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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