閃電

闪

閃

shǎn

电

電

diàn

lightning / CL:道[dao4]

Characters and words in 閃電

闪

閃

shǎn = sh + an3

surname Shan

闪 = 人 + 门 : Sherlock Holmes and Neanderthal man started fighting in the anthill. Neanderthal Man swings a huge door, but Sherlock Holmes is quick enough to dodge it.

闪

閃

shǎn = sh + an3

to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine

闪 = 人 + 门 : Sherlock Holmes and Neanderthal man started fighting in the anthill. Neanderthal Man swings a huge door, but Sherlock Holmes is quick enough to dodge it.

电

電

diàn = di + an4

lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

电 = 乚 + 曰 : Dorothy Gale (di) is looking for a wall plug for her charger (mnemonic symbol for 电) in the anthill's bathroom (an4). She's digging up the whole place with a shovel (乚), but instead of a wall plug she finds a microphone (曰).