电diàn
electricity; electric; lightning. 5 strokes, radical 曰, first met in HSK 3.
What 电 is made of
曰 (yuē, to speak) and 乚 (gōu, secret).
Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨.
How to write 电
Strokes 1–4 write 曰, then stroke 5 write 乚.
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Words that use 电
| 电台 | a radio station 专门播送声音节目的地方 每天，这家电台播报最新新闻。Every day, the radio station reports the latest news. Lesson 145, 广电传播 · 交通出行与现代通讯 · Transportation, Urban Transit & Telecommunications |
| 充电 | to recharge, to power up 给电器补足电力，让它能继续使用 他给平板电脑充电以便查阅。He went to recharge his tablet so he could look things up. Lesson 259, 案头研习与古法承续 · 匠心营造与自然物候 · Artisanal Craftsmanship & Natural Rhythms |
| 电灯 | an electric lamp 靠电力发光照明的灯 门口的电灯散发着融融暖意。The electric lamp by the door glowed with a warm light. Lesson 270, 寒冬夜归与邻里关照 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 电梯 | an elevator 靠电力上下运送人的设备 她坚持爬楼梯，从不依赖电梯。She insists on the stairs and never relies on the elevator. Lesson 272, 强身健体与自立品格 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 电源 | power source 供给电流的设备或线路 大爷顺手关紧了安全电源。The old man switched off the power on his way out. Lesson 273, 市井百工与日常智识 · 邻里温情与冬景市声 · Winter Rhythms, Urban Transit & Neighborly Harmony |
| 闪电 | lightning 暴风雨中天空突然出现的一道亮光 窗外一道闪电划过漆黑的夜空。Outside the window a flash of lightning streaked across the pitch-black sky. Lesson 328, 云霞变幻与人间关怀 · 金秋佳景与善邻新篇 · Golden Harvests, Clean Energy & Community Warmth |
| 电池 | battery 指能储存并释放电能的装置 实验室新配置了一批高能电池。The lab was newly equipped with a batch of high-capacity batteries. Lesson 414, 庆典蓄能 · 经世谋断与春华秋实 · Technological Order & Human Vitality |
| 电车 | tram, trolley 指依靠电力沿轨道行驶的车辆 有轨电车平稳穿梭往来。trams glided smoothly back and forth. Lesson 568, 九域织网 · 笃行实证与智网经纬 · Modern Infrastructure & Civic Rigor |
| 电动 | electric, motorized 指依靠电力驱动运行 有轨电车平稳穿梭，电动汽车穿行如织。electric cars wove through the streets like threads. Lesson 568, 九域织网 · 笃行实证与智网经纬 · Modern Infrastructure & Civic Rigor |
| 电力 | electric power 指电产生的能量 坚强智能电网调度绿色电力。The smart grid dispatched clean power across the city. Lesson 568, 九域织网 · 笃行实证与智网经纬 · Modern Infrastructure & Civic Rigor |
and 10 more in the catalogue.
More characters with the radical 曰
All 6 of them, and what the radical means, on the 曰 radical page.