Memory phrase for the character: 电


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Meaning

electricity, electrical

Pronunciation

diàn

Explanation

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

Mnemonic


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

Radicals

electricityField 田 with lightning rod 乚.
field
lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 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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