dēng

镫

Character · NounTraditional鐙

ancient vessel; same as 'lamp'

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

ancient vessel for holding meat

archaic

A specific type of ancient bronze or ceramic food vessel, used in historical or archaeological contexts.

Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
chū出
tǔ土
le了
yī一
jiàn件
qīng青
tóng铜
dēng镫
 。

Archaeologists unearthed a bronze dēng vessel.

Zhè这
ge个
dēng镫
shì是
zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
shí食
qì器
 。

This dēng is a food vessel from the Warring States period.

2.

noun

lamp; oil lamp (literary variant of 灯)

literary

Used in classical Chinese texts; functionally identical to the common character 灯 (dēng).

Yè夜
shēn深
 ，
wéi唯
yǒu有
yī一
dēng镫
rú如
dòu豆
 。

Late at night, there was only a flickering oil lamp.

Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
 ，
‘‘
dēng镫
 ’
cháng常
tōng通
‘‘
dēng灯
 ’
 。

In ancient texts, '镫' is often interchangeable with '灯'.