电 diàn electric; electricity; electrical
Made up of [田 tián field radical 102]Similar looking characters : 用 yòng (to use)
Alternative traditional form of character: 電
Made with 5 strokes.
Originally a streak of lightning in a field under rain. Modern form loses the rain part
Related characters
Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) 富 fù (rich) 福 fú (good fortune) 画 huà (to draw) 黄 huáng (yellow) 甲 jiǎ (first in list) 疆 jiāng (border) 累 lèi (tired) 雷 léi (thunder) 里 lǐ (inside) 猫 māo (cat) 亩 mǔ (area) 男 nán (male) 申 shēn (to extend) 思 sī (to think) 由 yóu (to follow)
Sounds same
店 diàn (shop)Different tone
点 diǎn (spot)Pronunciation
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