核电 hédiàn nuclear power Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 核 hé noun abbreviation of 核能 hénéng nuclear energy Energy released by nuclear fission or fusion; also called 原子能 yuánzǐnéng or 核子能 hézǐnéng.电 電 diàn verb + noun abbreviation of 发电 發電 fādiàn to generate electricity To produce and supply electrical power; to generate electricity.