Read Edit View history 电 diàn HSK1 electricity Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 電, which depicts lightning (申) during a rainstorm (雨). The 雨 component was deleted for simplification. Pinyin Separate values with commas diàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 电 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 電 ×电 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 电 Simp strokes 电 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts lightning. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 电 Simp strokes 电 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 电 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 209, 564 ], [ 250, 530 ], [ 264, 503 ], [ 301, 265 ], [ 324, 195 ] ], [ [ 280, 549 ], [ 305, 538 ], [ 625, 599 ], [ 666, 600 ], [ 703, 588 ], [ 732, 556 ], [ 710, 476 ], [ 688, 359 ], [ 655, 254 ], [ 660, 224 ] ], [ [ 345, 396 ], [ 404, 401 ], [ 531, 428 ], [ 571, 429 ], [ 594, 422 ] ], [ [ 343, 227 ], [ 355, 240 ], [ 373, 244 ], [ 596, 273 ], [ 614, 282 ] ], [ [ 416, 788 ], [ 449, 765 ], [ 476, 728 ], [ 463, 224 ], [ 476, 126 ], [ 489, 89 ], [ 507, 62 ], [ 540, 37 ], [ 620, 19 ], [ 743, 19 ], [ 837, 40 ], [ 886, 68 ], [ 901, 235 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 272 553 Q 244 569 214 577 Q 207 578 201 573 Q 192 566 203 554 Q 255 473 269 285 Q 270 222 312 187 Q 315 186 319 183 Q 338 177 339 213 Q 339 217 339 221 L 335 256 Q 308 376 296 514 C 294 541 294 541 272 553 Z", "M 614 250 Q 633 220 652 212 Q 665 202 683 228 Q 705 267 745 475 Q 755 512 783 542 Q 799 557 785 574 Q 766 593 716 625 Q 695 634 610 614 Q 603 614 498 594 L 445 585 Q 424 582 405 578 Q 332 563 272 553 C 242 548 267 505 296 514 Q 295 515 298 515 Q 356 533 445 548 L 496 557 Q 548 567 612 576 Q 657 583 671 567 Q 690 545 686 521 Q 647 301 624 286 C 609 260 608 259 614 250 Z", "M 491 397 Q 543 406 589 411 Q 614 414 605 428 Q 595 444 568 449 Q 526 456 492 440 L 443 428 Q 389 418 344 406 Q 326 402 347 386 Q 359 377 442 390 L 491 397 Z", "M 490 240 Q 544 247 614 250 C 644 251 646 266 624 286 Q 621 290 616 293 Q 600 302 490 280 L 437 270 Q 383 263 335 256 C 305 252 309 221 339 221 Q 346 220 358 222 Q 389 229 437 234 L 490 240 Z", "M 942 61 Q 921 119 913 220 Q 912 236 905 244 Q 898 251 892 235 Q 877 175 861 130 Q 854 99 825 81 Q 791 44 630 46 Q 569 52 545 64 Q 526 77 513 101 Q 494 141 490 240 L 490 280 Q 490 344 491 397 L 492 440 Q 493 506 496 557 L 498 594 Q 504 682 515 724 Q 522 746 492 769 Q 467 785 445 797 Q 426 810 408 798 Q 396 792 418 763 Q 443 729 444 680 Q 445 647 445 585 L 445 548 Q 444 496 443 428 L 442 390 Q 441 368 441 344 Q 438 304 437 270 L 437 234 Q 437 101 490 40 Q 544 -21 756 -10 Q 850 -6 920 27 Q 953 36 942 61 Z" ] } 5 strokes 电 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 209, 564 ], [ 250, 530 ], [ 264, 503 ], [ 301, 265 ], [ 324, 195 ] ], [ [ 280, 549 ], [ 305, 538 ], [ 625, 599 ], [ 666, 600 ], [ 703, 588 ], [ 732, 556 ], [ 710, 476 ], [ 688, 359 ], [ 655, 254 ], [ 660, 224 ] ], [ [ 345, 396 ], [ 404, 401 ], [ 531, 428 ], [ 571, 429 ], [ 594, 422 ] ], [ [ 343, 227 ], [ 355, 240 ], [ 373, 244 ], [ 596, 273 ], [ 614, 282 ] ], [ [ 416, 788 ], [ 449, 765 ], [ 476, 728 ], [ 463, 224 ], [ 476, 126 ], [ 489, 89 ], [ 507, 62 ], [ 540, 37 ], [ 620, 19 ], [ 743, 19 ], [ 837, 40 ], [ 886, 68 ], [ 901, 235 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 272 553 Q 244 569 214 577 Q 207 578 201 573 Q 192 566 203 554 Q 255 473 269 285 Q 270 222 312 187 Q 315 186 319 183 Q 338 177 339 213 Q 339 217 339 221 L 335 256 Q 308 376 296 514 C 294 541 294 541 272 553 Z", "M 614 250 Q 633 220 652 212 Q 665 202 683 228 Q 705 267 745 475 Q 755 512 783 542 Q 799 557 785 574 Q 766 593 716 625 Q 695 634 610 614 Q 603 614 498 594 L 445 585 Q 424 582 405 578 Q 332 563 272 553 C 242 548 267 505 296 514 Q 295 515 298 515 Q 356 533 445 548 L 496 557 Q 548 567 612 576 Q 657 583 671 567 Q 690 545 686 521 Q 647 301 624 286 C 609 260 608 259 614 250 Z", "M 491 397 Q 543 406 589 411 Q 614 414 605 428 Q 595 444 568 449 Q 526 456 492 440 L 443 428 Q 389 418 344 406 Q 326 402 347 386 Q 359 377 442 390 L 491 397 Z", "M 490 240 Q 544 247 614 250 C 644 251 646 266 624 286 Q 621 290 616 293 Q 600 302 490 280 L 437 270 Q 383 263 335 256 C 305 252 309 221 339 221 Q 346 220 358 222 Q 389 229 437 234 L 490 240 Z", "M 942 61 Q 921 119 913 220 Q 912 236 905 244 Q 898 251 892 235 Q 877 175 861 130 Q 854 99 825 81 Q 791 44 630 46 Q 569 52 545 64 Q 526 77 513 101 Q 494 141 490 240 L 490 280 Q 490 344 491 397 L 492 440 Q 493 506 496 557 L 498 594 Q 504 682 515 724 Q 522 746 492 769 Q 467 785 445 797 Q 426 810 408 798 Q 396 792 418 763 Q 443 729 444 680 Q 445 647 445 585 L 445 548 Q 444 496 443 428 L 442 390 Q 441 368 441 344 Q 438 304 437 270 L 437 234 Q 437 101 490 40 Q 544 -21 756 -10 Q 850 -6 920 27 Q 953 36 942 61 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.