提灯 (tí dēng) — lantern (portable, with a handle) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

lantern (portable, with a handle)

Measure word · 盏

Examples

，提灯。
Yuán xiāo jié wǎn shàng, hú biān guà mǎn le tí dēng.
On the night of the Lantern Festival, the lakeside was full of lanterns.
，提灯。
Tàn xiǎn shí, tí dēng shì tā men wéi yī de zhào míng gōng jù.
During the expedition, the lantern was their only lighting tool.
提灯。
Yé ye zài jiù huò shì chǎng mǎi le yì zhǎn tí dēng.
Grandpa bought a lantern at the flea market.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

A 提灯 is a 灯 meant for 提: a portable lamp held or moved by lifting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌是提

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

是

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

提 shows 扌 (hand) beside 是, which gives the pronunciation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

火丁灯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

丁

丁dīng灯dēng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

灯 pairs 火, which shows fire, with 丁, which gives the sound.

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