盏

盞

zhǎn

measure word HSK 7 #9,599

Meanings

Fángjiān lǐ liàngzhe yī zhǎn dēng.

A lamp was lit in the room.

Jiēdào liǎng páng guàzhe jǐ bǎi zhǎn dēnglong.

Hundreds of lanterns hung on both sides of the street.

usage

盏 is specifically for lights, lamps, and lanterns. Don't use it for other light sources like 火 (fire) — use 堆 (duī) or 团 (tuán) instead.

memory

The character contains 皿 (dish/vessel) at the bottom — a 盏 was originally a small oil lamp dish. Think of a dish holding a flame.

盏 zhǎn