电 (電) diàn

  1. diàn noun electricity
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Physics
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '電'; Guoyu '電' n 1; Unihan '電'; XHZD '电' 1, p. 147)
  2. diàn verb to give an electric shock
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '電' v 1; XHZD '电' 3, p. 147)
  3. diàn verb to send a telegraph
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '電' v 2; XHZD '电' 5, p. 147)
  4. diàn noun lightning
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '電' 1, p. 87; Unihan '電'; XHZD '电' 2, p. 147)
  5. diàn noun a telephone call; a telegraph; a telegram
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 贺电 congratulatory telegram (Guoyu '電' n 2; XHZD '电' 4, p. 147)
  6. diàn adverb in a flash [of time]; instantly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '電' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '電' 2, p. 87)
  7. diàn noun electricity (emotion)
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '電' n 3)
  8. diàn adverb lively
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 明快 (Guoyu '電' adv 2)

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