DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

燈塔守

简灯塔守 · 繁燈塔守

Mandarin · pinyin dēng tǎ shǒu

lighthouse keeper

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

燈: dēng · lantern, lamp
塔: tǎ · tower, spire, tall building
守: shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
灯: dēng · lantern, lamp

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

1–3–3 · deng1 ta3 shou3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

燈塔守 · find source passages ↗ · 灯塔守 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗