pēn​dēng

blowtorch

pēn spurt Simplified

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
bēn, bì, fén forge ahead

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

dēng lantern Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
huǒ fire
Sound component
dīng cubes

Sources

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

pēn spurt Traditional

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

Sound component
forge ahead

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰɯːn
pʰɯːns
pɯns
Unicodepən

說文解字

吒也。从口賁聲。一曰鼓鼻。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

dēng lantern Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
huǒ fire
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