电 diàn electric; electricity; electrical
Made up of [田 tián field radical 102]Similar looking characters : 用 yòng (to use)
Alternative traditional form of character: 電
Made with 5 strokes.
Originally a streak of lightning in a field under rain. Modern form loses the rain part
Related characters
Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 福 fú (good fortune) ; 画 huà (to draw) ; 黄 huáng (yellow) ; 甲 jiǎ (first in list) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 累 lèi (tired) ; 雷 léi (thunder) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 猫 māo (cat) ; 亩 mǔ (area) ; 男 nán (male) ; 申 shēn (to extend) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 由 yóu (to follow)
Sounds same
店 diàn (shop)Different tone
点 diǎn (spot)Pronunciation
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