灯饰 (dēng shì) — lighting fixtures and decorative lamps; lighting decoration

Definition

noun
lighting fixtures and decorative lampslighting decoration

Examples

  • 灯饰。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn mài de dēng shì hěn yǒu tè sè.
    The lighting fixtures sold at this store are very distinctive.
  • 灯饰。
    Xīn zhuāng xiū de kè tīng xuǎn yòng le ōu shì dēng shì.
    The newly renovated living room uses European-style lighting decorations.
  • 灯饰。
    Chūn jié shí jiē shàng guà mǎn le cǎi sè de dēng shì.
    During the Spring Festival, the streets were full of colorful decorative lights.

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.

灯dēnglamp
饰shìdecoration

灯 and 饰 combine to mean decorative lighting fixtures.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒ
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.

Open 灯 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飾; 饰 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
飤
飤sì飾shì
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 飾 pairs 巾 (cloth) with 飤 as a sound part; the simplified 饰 is a later abbreviation.

Open 饰 →

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