Memory phrase for the character: 电


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Meaning electricity, electrical

Pronunciation

diàn

Explanation

(This character was simplified from 電) Rice field with a lightning conductor/arrester for leading electricity.

Mnemonic


 
If lightning strikes in the rice field, the lightning arrester has: electricity.

Radicals

electricityField with lightning rod .
field
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".
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 Vocabulary

电镀 diàn dù  electroplating; electroplated
电池 diàn chí  battery
邮电 yóu diàn  post and telecommunications
闪电 shǎn diàn  lightning
充电 chōng diàn  to recharge batteries; fig. to rest and recuperate
电磁波 diàn cí bō  electromagnetic wave
供电 gōng diàn  supply electricity
电站 diàn zhàn  a power station; an electricity generating plant
电动势 diàn dòng shì  electromotive force
继电器 jì diàn qì  relay (electronics)
电铃 diàn líng  electric bell
电铃 diàn líng  


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