电
diàn HSK1

electricity

电 (電) diàn
electricity noun
lightning, electricity, or electrical power

由于暴雨，家里突然停电了。

yóu​yú bào​yǔ, jiā​lǐ tū​rán tíng diàn le.

There was a sudden power outage at home due to the heavy rain.

electric noun
electric, electrical, or electronic (used as a bound form in compound words)

这辆电动汽车的续航里程很长。

zhè liàng diàn​dòng qì​chē de xù​háng lǐ​chéng hěn cháng.

This electric car has a long driving range.

shock noun
to get or give an electric shock

修理插座时小心别被电着了。

xiū​lǐ chā​zuò shí xiǎo​xīn bié bèi diàn zháo le.

Be careful not to get an electric shock while repairing the socket.

telecommunication noun
a phone call, telegram, or electronic message; to send a message via such means

我收到你的电报后马上就回电了。

wǒ shōu​dào nǐ de diàn bào hòu mǎ​shàng jiù huí​diàn le.

I replied immediately after receiving your telegram.

Frequency
Character
Written text
230th most common 950.0 per million
Movie subtitles
140th most common 1286.9 per million appears in 93% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
46.2 per million appears in 16% of films
Written text
314.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
電
Strokes
5
Unicode
U+7535

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)