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<WL>灯 [dēng] (F燈) lamp/lantern/light; 电灯 electric light; 灯笼 lantern/lamp; 车灯 headlight@@; (HDZ:) 燈 [dīng] 火; 火烈 | <WL>灯 [dēng] (F燈) lamp/lantern/light; 电灯 electric light; 灯笼 lantern/lamp; 车灯 headlight@@; (HDZ:) 燈 [dīng] 火; 火烈 | ||
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| − | The | + | The simple-form character 灯 (6 strokes) is an old form used as an abbrev. of the full-form character 燈 (16 strokes), replacing the full-form component 登 (12 strokes) with 丁 (2 strokes). |
| − | + | Note: Formerly mainly 灯 dīng ‘fire; torch (march)’, later also used for 燈 dēng ‘oil lamp’. | |
| − | Note: | + | In the old usage the character 灯 dīng ‘torch’ combines 火 (huǒ) ‘fire’, and 丁(𠆤) dīng (phonosemantic); the 顶/頂 dǐng ‘top’ of a torch is the part which burns, flammables infused with oil/grease/fat/resin bound on a stick/handle and raised aloft (cf. 火把); cf. 锭/錠() dìng ‘oil lamp’ (syn. 燈/鐙). |
| + | The full-form character 燈 dēng ‘lamp’ combines 火 (huǒ) ‘fire’, and 登() dēng ‘climb’ (phonosemantic); formerly also wr. 鐙() dēng ‘(metal) oil lamp’: the oil climbs up the wick of the oil lamp, to feed the flame; the lamp flame raised/rising up illuminates the room of a house at night. | ||
Compare: 电灯 ‘electric light’, 手电灯 ‘flashlight’ (手电筒), 油灯 ‘oil lamp’, 汽灯 ‘gas lamp’, 桌灯 ‘desk lamp’, 街灯 ‘street lamp’, 汽灯吹管 ‘gas brazing/welding torch’. | Compare: 电灯 ‘electric light’, 手电灯 ‘flashlight’ (手电筒), 油灯 ‘oil lamp’, 汽灯 ‘gas lamp’, 桌灯 ‘desk lamp’, 街灯 ‘street lamp’, 汽灯吹管 ‘gas brazing/welding torch’. | ||
HDZ: 灯 : dīng : 火; 火烈 • dēng : (俗字) 燈, (简体) 燈 | HDZ: 灯 : dīng : 火; 火烈 • dēng : (俗字) 燈, (简体) 燈 | ||
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