The Chinese Radical: 电


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electricity    电

Explanation Field with lightning rod .

Used in these characters:
JLPT HSK 1
electricity, electrical
diàn
(This character was simplified from 電) Rice field with a lightning conductor/arrester for leading electricity.
If lightning strikes in the rice field, the lightning arrester has: electricity.
JLPT HSK 5
rope
shéng
Left: thread 纟/, right: toad 黾 (The animal on the field with the long tongue . HERE: At the rope-maker the rope is clamped in two holding jaws , for being twisted.)
Threads are clamped twice (and then twisted) to make a rope .
JLPT HSK 6
to conceal, cover up, surprise
yǎn
Left: hand , right: suddenly (i.e. lightning stroke: The big electricity [= lightning strike] comes suddenly.) [electricity = field with lightning arrester ]
The hand makes a sudden movement to conceal sth.
JLPT HSK 6
to flood, to submerge, to drown, delay
yān
Left: water , right: suddenly (i.e lightning strike: The big electricity comes suddenly.) [electricity = field with lightning arrester ]
If the water comes suddenly, then as a flood, where you drown.
JLPT no HSK
fly, musca
yíng
Left: insect , right: toad 黾 (= The animal on the field with the long tongue .)
The insect for the toad, is the fly.
JLPT no HSK
turtle, tortoise
guī
Top: kneeling person , bottom: electricity (field with lightning rod )
A head , body and tail of a: turtle!
JLPT no HSK
I (northern dialects)
ǎn
Left: Person , right: suddenly (i.e. lighting strike: the big electricity comes suddenly) [electricity = field with lightning rod ]
(I boast to be full of energy:) The person with big electricity, that is me!
JLPT no HSK
hut, small temple, nunnery
ān
广
Outside: building 广, below: suddenly (i.e. lighting strike: The big electricity comes suddenly.) [electricity = field with lightning rod ]
A building that (can be built) suddenly, is a small hut.
JLPT no HSK
suddenly, abruptly, hastily, to cover
yǎn
Top: big , bottom: electricity (A field with a lightning rod )
(At a lightning strike:) The big electricity comes suddenly.
JLPT no HSK
to castrate, a castrate, neuter
yān
Outside: gate /門, inside: suddenly (i.e. a lightning stroke: The big electricity comes suddenly.) [electricity = field with lightning arrester ]
(Electric pasture fence? - When climbing over:) the gate, the big electricity made him: a castrate.

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