Chinese Word Entry
電
Simplified Chinese form:
电
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): |
ㄉㄧㄢˋ
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| Mandarin (Pinyin): |
diàn
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| Cantonese (Jyutping): |
din6
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| Definitions: |
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lightning
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electricity
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electric (bound form)
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to get (or give) an electric shock
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phone call or telegram etc
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to send via telephone or telegram etc
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Chinese characters used in this word
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電
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electricity,
electric,
lightning
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Readings
| Mandarin: |
ㄉㄧㄢˋ (diàn)
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| Cantonese: |
din6
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| Japanese: |
デン (den)、
テン (ten)
/
いなずま (inazuma)
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| Korean: |
전 (jeon)
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| Vietnamese: |
điện
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Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: |
电
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