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Character Decomposition
电=曰+乚
Etymology
Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨
Meanings
lightning
electricity
electric (bound form)
to get (or give) an electric shock
phone call or telegram etc
to send via telephone or telegram etc
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Words with 电 842 total
to flash · a flash (literary)掣电chè diànelectrical discharge · (coll.) to lure · to entice放电fàng diànelectric chair (used to execute criminals)电椅diàn yǐmovie; film电影diàn yǐngelectric power source电源diàn yuáncorona discharge电晕diàn yùnelectric switch · circuit breaker电闸diàn zhápower station; power plant电站diàn zhànlight bulb电珠diàn zhū