Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced deng
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced deng, including 等 děng, 登 dēng, 灯 dēng, 邓 dèng, 瞪 dèng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build deng by sliding from d straight into eng; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial d
Start the syllable on the initial d, then run straight into the final eng — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final eng
eng is farther back than en.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (等 děng, 登 dēng, 灯 dēng, 邓 dèng, 瞪 dèng) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound deng, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
deng turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 登, 灯 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 等 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 邓, 瞪 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing deng inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.