灯蕊
dēng​ruǐ

wick

灯 dēng lantern Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燈.

Components

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

蕊 ruǐ unopened flowers

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass

plant

惢
惢 Sound component
suǒ, ruǐ

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangŋljolʔ
ŋljulʔ
Unicodenjuǐ

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

燈 dēng lantern Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 登 represents the sound.

Components

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
登
登 Sound component
dēng rise

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttongk-tˤəŋ lamp

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica