TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
電
ㄉㄧㄢˋ · diàn
noun — electricity; lightning
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Rain (雨) above, a bolt (申) forking beneath — lightning. When the new force arrived in wires, it took lightning's name and kept the sky's spelling: 電燈、電話、電腦.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
大雨（雨）裡一道光（申）劈下來，整條街白了一瞬。
Hard rain (雨); one bolt (申) splits down — the street goes white for a blink.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)閃電— lightning
→電— electricity常用
⇒電話、電視、電腦— the electric things — phone, TV, computer
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension