發電

See also: 发电

Chinese

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

to produce electricity
trad. (發電)
simp. (发电)

Verb

發⫽電 (verb-object)

  1. to generate electricity
    手搖發電手摇发电  ―  shǒuyáo fādiàn  ―  to generate electricity manually (using crank mechanism)
    光伏發電光伏发电  ―  guāngfú fādiàn  ―  to obtain electricity from solar power
Derived terms

Etymology 2

to send out short for 電報电报 (diànbào, “telegram”)
trad. (發電)
simp. (发电)

Verb

發⫽電 (verb-object)

  1. to telegraph; to cable; to send a telegram

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はつ
Hyōgai
でん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 發電 – see the following entry.
発電はつでん
[noun] power generation (electricity)
[verb] to generate power
(This term, 發電, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

發電 • (baljeon) (hangeul 발전)

  1. hanja form? of 발전 (power generation)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Verb

發電

  1. chữ Hán form of phát điện (to generate electricity)