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diàn
n. electricity
80%     120%
Other meanings
[diàn]   v. get an electric shock; (formal) send a telegram
[diàn]   char. lightning; telegram
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    down radical, the vertical stroke (not in use now as an independent character) (for )
    rain (for )
'电' is part of the following simplified words:
 俺 唵 埯 奄 崦 庵 掩 晻 淹 绳 罨 腌 蝇 阉 鹌 黾 鼋 鼍

Simplified Chinese

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Traditional Chinese

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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diàn huà
n. telephone set, phone (fixed line); (phone) call
diàn dēng
n. electric light
tíng diàn
phr. power cut, power failure
méi diàn
phr. be without electricity, to have no electricity, to run out of power
jié diàn
v. save electricity
shěng diàn
v./adj. save power; power-saving
yǒu diàn
phr. to have electricity