Mnemonic comic for 灯

Translation

dēng = d + (e)ng1: lamp / light / lantern / CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

Mnemonic

Don Quixote (d) was going for a walk in front of the engine ((e)ng1) with his lantern (灯) when it suddenly catched fire (火). He used a lantern which utilizes hydrogen, and when he accidentally ripped his lantern open at a nail (丁) on the floor, the hydrogen caught fire.

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灯 character breakdown

灯
- 丁
  - 一
  - 亅
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

丁

dīng = di + (e)ng1

male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tian1 gan1] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

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火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

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