灯 = 火 + 丁

灯 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “lantern”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 丁 (male adult).

Keyword: lantern
Pinyin (Mandarin): dēng
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: lantern, lamp, лампа, фонарь, lamp
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 灯 lamp

Decomposition

ids

火 fire
丁 male adult

How to find 灯 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “male adult”. 灯 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 灯 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.