Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 电
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电 |
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Meaning |
electricity, electrical |
Pronunciation |
diàn |
Explanation |
Rice field 田 with a lightning conductor/arrester 乚 for leading electricity. |
Mnemonic
| If lightning strikes in the rice field, the lightning arrester has: electricity. |
Radicals
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电
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electricity | (Field 田 with lightning rod 乚.) |
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田
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field | |
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乚
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lighting rod | (The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 电镀 |
diàn dù |
electroplating; electroplated | | 电池 |
diàn chí |
battery | | 邮电 |
yóu diàn |
post and telecommunications | | 闪电 |
shǎn diàn |
lightning | | 充电 |
chōng diàn |
to recharge batteries; fig. to rest and recuperate | | 电磁波 |
diàn cí bō |
electromagnetic wave | | 供电 |
gōng diàn |
supply electricity | | 电站 |
diàn zhàn |
a power station; an electricity generating plant | | 电动势 |
diàn dòng shì |
electromotive force | | 继电器 |
jì diàn qì |
relay (electronics) | | 电铃 |
diàn líng |
electric bell |
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