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The character "盏" derives from its traditional form "盞", structured with the vessel-indicating radical "皿" and the phonetic component "戔", which together originally signified a small wine cup. Through structural simplification, the phonetic part was reduced to "戋", resulting in the contemporary form "盏" while preserving the semantic association with containers. Its meaning gradually extended from referring specifically to wine vessels to including any small cup or bowl, and it further evolved to serve as a measure word for lamps and lights, thereby broadening its application from tangible drinking vessels to units of illumination in modern usage.
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桌上有一盏灯。
妈妈点了一盏灯。
这盏灯很明亮。
我需要一盏新台灯。
他买了一盏复古油灯。
每盏路灯都照亮了街道。
这盏水晶吊灯非常昂贵。
在漆黑的夜晚，一盏孤灯带来了温暖。