Memory phrase for the character: 电

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

电	electricity	Field 田 with lightning rod 乚.
田	field
乚	lighting rod	The 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".

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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