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It's not that easy. 灯 is pronounced "dang", not "ding". 汀 is "ting". Phonetic components only indicate "sounds like". And not all those examples you gave had t
by wisty 13y ago
It's not that easy. 灯 is pronounced "dang", not "ding". 汀 is "ting". Phonetic components only indicate "sounds like". And not all those examples you gave had the same tone.
Having phonetic components makes it easier (if you like cryptic crosswords), but not easy.
- dferlemann 13y agoAs a Chinese, I thought 灯 is pronounced "deng." If it makes "dang" sound, my mom would beat the shit out of me.
- wisty 13y agoSorry, you're right. Deng. I have trouble telling eng / ang apart.