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闪电

shǎndiàn

lightning

A lightning bolt from a cloud
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Characters in this word

闪 shǎn

Strokes
5
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

电 diàn

Strokes
5
Radical
曰 — to speak
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 闪电真亮。 Shǎndiàn zhēn liàng. The lightning is really bright.
  • 我怕闪电。 Wǒ pà shǎndiàn. I am afraid of lightning.
  • 闪电来了。 Shǎndiàn lái le. The lightning came.

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