燈
Definition
* 照明的器具。也指某些其他用途的發光、發熱裝置。如：電燈；酒精燈。 * 特指元宵節張掛的燈彩。 * 燈能照明，佛教因以燈比喻佛法。唐劉禹錫
lantern, lamp
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->
Transmitted Pre-Qin Forms
Pre-Qin forms (≤221 BCE) / late 2nd century BCE onward (Han → later textual transmission)
Pre-Qin character forms preserved through later textual transmission (often discussed as the 'Old Text' / guwen tradition). Shaped by repeated copying, they can diverge from excavated Warring States materials.Wikipedia ->
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