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HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3 Writing 3

1.

Animated Stroke Order 灯

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How to write 灯 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 灯

灯 stroke order diagram

3.

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灯

灯=

4.

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5.

How to Use 灯

objects that give light

Basic nouns for lamps, bulbs, and lighting devices.

台灯 • tái dēng • desk lamp • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

6.

Example Sentences

Xià下

yǔ雨

tiān天

yào要

jì记

de得

dǎ

Information

Pinyindēng

Meaninglamp

Strokes6

Radical火

Traditional燈

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#538

Zhuyinㄉㄥ

UnicodeU+706F

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A fire (火) illuminates like a nail (丁) — a lamp or lantern that pierces the darkness.

tái台

dēng灯

desk lamp

灯光 • dēng guāng • (stage) lighting • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

dēng灯

guāng光

(stage) lighting

灯泡 • dēng pào • light bulb • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dēng灯

pào泡

light bulb

灯笼 • dēng lóng • lantern • HSK 6

HSK 6

dēng灯

lóng笼

lantern

Traffic and festival lights

In fixed compounds, 灯 refers to a type of light or signal, such as traffic lights or festive lanterns.

红绿灯 • hóng lǜ dēng • traffic light; traffic signal • HSK 3.0 · L3

HSK 3.0 · L3

hóng红

lǜ绿

dēng灯

traffic light; traffic signal

张灯结彩 • zhāng dēng jié cǎi • decorate with lanterns and colored banners / put up festive decorations • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

zhāng张

dēng灯

jié结

打

kāi开

wěi尾

dēng灯

。

Remember to turn on the taillights on rainy days.

fáng房

jiān间

de的

dēng灯

guāng光

hěn很

róu柔

hé和

。

The room's lighting is very soft.

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

de的

dēng灯

hěn很

liàng亮

。

The lamp in the room is very bright.

lù路

dēng灯

zhào照

liàng亮

le了

yè夜

wǎn晚

de的

jiē街

dào道

。

Street lights illuminate the night street

zhè这

ge个

jié节

néng能

dēng灯

pào泡

de的

liàng亮

dù度

zú足

yǐ以

zhào照

liàng亮

zhěng整

gè个

kè客

tīng厅

。

The brightness of this energy-saving light bulb is sufficient to illuminate the entire living room.

cǎi彩

decorate with lanterns and colored banners / put up festive decorations

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位wèiposition
为wèifor (someone; something); to do; to be
西xīwest
夏xiàsummer
先xiānfirst
像xiànglikeness; resemble; look as if

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Characters pronounced "deng".

邓dèngsurname
等děngetc.
蹬dēngpedal
登dēngto ascend, to climb, to mount
瞪dèngglare; stare at; open (one's eyes) wide
凳dèngstool; bench

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Characters with radical "火".

炯jiǒngbright, brilliant, clear; hot
炳bǐngbright, luminous; glorious
炽chìburning-hot, intense; to burn, blaze; splendid, illustrious
烬jìncinders, ashes, embers; remnants
炙zhìroast, broil; toast; cauterize
烽fēngsignal fire; tower where signal

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