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The character for "electricity" originated from the concept of lightning, with its traditional form "電" structurally comprising the radical "雨" meaning rain and the component "申" which initially depicted a lightning flash. This form semantically linked atmospheric phenomena to the idea of sudden, powerful energy, and over centuries the meaning broadened from natural lightning to include the modern scientific concept of electrical current. The simplified form "电" emerged as a stylized reduction of the traditional character, retaining the central element derived from "申" while omitting the "雨" radical, thus reflecting a more streamlined representation of the same core idea.
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电视很好看。
我打电话给你。
电脑在桌子上。
我们去看电影吧。
电梯坏了，请走楼梯。
电动汽车越来越流行。
电池没电了，需要充电。
电力供应中断导致停电。