电
diàn HSK1

electricity

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approved by Peter Olson · Nov 1, 2020, 04:23 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Nov 1, 2020, 04:23 PM

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Original meaning: lightning

Simplified form of 電, which depicts lightning (申) during a rainstorm (雨). The 雨 component was deleted for simplification.

Components

雨
雨 MeaningDeleted component
申
申 SoundIconic component

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》p.981-982
Readings & variants
Unicode