Chinese Character 电 Meanings and components.

Form

电

Meaning

电 meaning[3] in English

Lightning.

Electricity.

Electric (Bound Form).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 电 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are to speak (曰) , and component in Chinese … (乚)

Its radical[1] is: 田 (tian2) which means: Surname Tian, .田tian2surname Tian

In cangjie it is written with LWU

How to write 电

To write电dian4lightning you should write a combination of 曰yue1to speak , 乚yin3component in … arranged in a + shape:

曰 + 乚 = 电

电 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 电 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 电, looks as follow:

电
Pinyin:dian4 Shape:+
Meaning[3]: Lightning . Electricity . Electric (Bound Form) . To Get (Or Give) An Electric Shock . Phone Call Or Telegram Etc . To Send Via Telephone Or Telegram Etc
曰
Pinyin:yue1
Meaning[3]: To Speak . To Say
乚
Pinyin:yin3
Meaning[3]: Component In Chinese Characters . Archaic Variant Of 毫[Hao2] . Archaic Variant Of 乙[Yi3]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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