灯dēng
a lamp, a light. 6 strokes, radical 火, first met in HSK 2.
How to write 灯
Strokes 1–4 write 火, then strokes 5–6 write 丁.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 灯 · the stroke-order rules
What 灯 is made of
火 (huǒ, fire) and 丁 (dīng, male adult).
火 carries the meaning — fire — and 丁 carries the sound.
Words that use 灯
| 灯 | a lamp, a light 用来照明的器具 夜深了，他还开着灯读书。It was late at night, and he still had the lamp on, reading. Lesson 17, 灯下看书 · 辨析求是与方寸起居 · Reasoning, Nuance & Winter Comfort |
| 灯光 | lamplight 灯发出的光亮 明亮的灯光穿透夜里的雾气。Bright lamplight pierced through the night mist. Lesson 267, 登临览胜与格物省思 · 攀峰涉远与地舆探胜 · Mountain Expeditions, Geography & Urban Topography |
| 电灯 | an electric lamp 靠电力发光照明的灯 门口的电灯散发着融融暖意。The electric lamp by the door glowed with a warm light. Lesson 270, 寒冬夜归与邻里关照 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 台灯 | desk lamp 指放在桌上照明的灯 他打开台灯继续探索资料。He switched on the desk lamp and went on with his research. Lesson 648, 台灯探索 · 商道诚信与金融稳健 · Commercial Integrity & Financial Stability |
Characters that share the sound part 丁
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 火
All 19 of them, and what the radical means, on the 火 radical page.