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Character Decomposition
电=曰+乚
Etymology
Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨
Meanings
lightning
electricity
electric (bound form)
to get (or give) an electric shock
phone call or telegram etc
to send via telephone or telegram etc
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Words with 电 842 total
to flash · a flash (literary)掣电chè diànelectrical discharge · (coll.) to lure · to entice放电fàng diànelectric chair (used to execute criminals)电椅diàn yǐmovie; film · CL:部 bù电影diàn yǐngelectric power source电源diàn yuáncorona discharge电晕diàn yùnelectric switch · circuit breaker电闸diàn zhápower station; power plant电站diàn zhànlight bulb电珠diàn zhūelectronic · electron (particle physics)电子diàn zǐelectrical resistance · resistor电阻diàn zǔelectric drill电钻diàn zuànthermal power火电huǒ diànthunder and lightning雷电léi diànto conduct electricity导电dǎo diànmachinery and power-generating equipment · electromechanical机电jī diànstatic electricity静电jìng diànto recharge (a battery) · (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) · to update one's skills and knowledge充电chōng diànhousehold electric appliance家电jiā diànincoming telephone call (or telegram) · to phone in; to send in a telegram · to have an instant attraction to sb · (of electricity, after an outage) to come back来电lái diàncoded telegram · secret telegram密电mì diànto call sb back (on the phone) · a return call · to reply to a telegram · to wire back · a reply telegram回电huí diàn
Idioms with 电 58 total Chain
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