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发电

Traditional: 發電

fā diàn

HSK 3.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

fā diàn · faat3 din6 (Jyutping)

  1. to generate electricity
  2. to send a telegram

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

发

Meaning
issue, dispatch, send out; hair
Radical
又
Strokes
5
Components
⿸?又
Cangjie
VIHE
Four-corner
2340

电

Meaning
electricity; electric; lightning
Radical
曰
Strokes
5
Components
⿻曰乚
Cangjie
LWU
Four-corner
5071

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