火 radical means fire which signifies that this lights up. 灯 is used in 红绿灯 which means stop light, and the second radical looks like a stoplight itself hanging from the pole.
I remember how to say the character 灯, as in 红绿灯, by remembering that 灯 sounds like 等 like 等一下 and you also, similarly, have to wait at a light.
火 radical means fire which signifies that this lights up. 灯 is used in 红绿灯 which means stop light, and the second radical looks like a stoplight itself hanging from the pole.
I remember how to say the character 灯, as in 红绿灯, by remembering that 灯 sounds like 等 like 等一下 and you also, similarly, have to wait at a light.
The radical means fire/light and the right side looks like a lamp.
The fire radical symbolizes the fire or light within the lamp, but overall the character also looks like a person holding a lamp to their side.
The radical of the character means fire while the right part looks like a lampstand.
the 火 fire radical indicates the light and the second half could be the shape of a lamp
the heat of the ‘FIRE’ produces ‘LIGHT’ and the right half of the character looks like a ‘LAMP stand’.
Fire can be imagined as a source of light, with this T-like character which I assume signifies capturing and projecting it.
The fire radical represents the light that is given off from a light/lamp.
the fire character gives light to the lamp and the other part looks like a stick that holds the lamp.
How I memorize this character: the radical on the left hand side of this character is of fire, which reminds me of a bright flame or light.
The first radical is fire and the second looks like a stand = light/lamp
The radical indicates there is a light, and the second compenents shows a hanging light…
火🔥 means fire/light + a table lamp 丁