灯具 (dēng jù) — lighting fixtures

Definition

noun
lighting fixtures
Measure word · 套

Examples

  • 灯具。
    Zhè jiā diàn mài gè zhǒng dēng jù.
    This store sells all kinds of lighting fixtures.
  • 灯具。
    Xīn bàn gōng shì de dēng jù xū yào chóng xīn shè jì.
    The lighting fixtures in the new office need to be redesigned.
  • 灯具。
    Ān zhuāng dēng jù zhī qián yào jiǎn chá diàn lù.
    Before installing the lighting fixtures, you should check the electrical circuit.

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
具jùequipment

灯 names lamps and 具 names equipment, so the pair means lighting equipment.

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.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

具 pairs 廾 (two hands) with 鼎 (a cauldron), showing hands working with a cauldron to prepare food.

Open 具 →

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