电

diàn

electricity; electric; electrical; lightning; to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc

Radical: 曰 HSK 1 n ideographic

Components & Etymology

电 decomposes into the following components:

曰 乚

Words containing 电

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 电.

供电
gōng diàn
supply electricity
停电
tíng diàn
power cut
充电
chōng diàn
to recharge batteries
光电
guāng diàn
photoelectric
压电
yā diàn
piezoelectricity (physics)
发电
fā diàn
to generate electricity
变电
biàn diàn
power transformation
唁电
yàn diàn
a telegram of condolence
回电
huí diàn
to reply to a telegram
外电
wài diàn
reports from foreign news agencies
天电
tiān diàn
家电
jiā diàn
household electric appliance

Related characters (radical 曰)

Characters that share the radical 曰.

曰 曱 曲 曳 更 曷 書 曹 曾 替 最 朁 會

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