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CHINESE CHARACTER

diàn

电

电

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electricity

Numbered pinyin
dian4
English meanings
electricity

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 曰; second part 乚.

  • First part

    曰
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  • Second part

    乚

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻曰乚

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wǒ我jiā家de的diàn电hěn很wěndìng稳定。

    The electricity at my home is stable.

  2. 02

    tíngdiàn停电le了,hěn很àn暗。

    The power is out; it's very dark.

  3. 03

    jìde记得guān关dēng灯shěng省diàn电。

    Remember to turn off the lights to save electricity.

  4. 04

    zhèlǐ这里méiyou没有diàn电。

    There's no electricity here.

  5. 05

    shǒujī手机méi没diàn电le了。

    My phone is out of battery.

  6. 06

    diàn电biǎo表zài在lóuxià楼下。

    The electricity meter is downstairs.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 停电
  • 充电
  • 充电器
  • 发电
  • 发电机
  • 家电
  • 彩电
  • 打电话
  • 无线电
  • 来电
  • 核电站
  • 电信
  • 电力
  • 电动
  • 电动车
  • 电台
  • 电器
  • 电子版
  • 电子邮件
  • 电影
  • 电影院
  • 电报
  • 电梯
  • 电池
  • 电源
  • 电灯
  • 电线
  • 电网
  • 电脑
  • 电视
  • 电视剧
  • 电视台
  • 电视机
  • 电讯
  • 电话
  • 电车
  • 电铃
  • 电饭锅
  • 贺电
  • 闪电