电器
diànqì · HSK 6
appliance
🔌 电器 = 电 (electricity) + 器 (device/tool)
电 means electricity (lightning radical 雨 over 申). 器 means vessel or instrument, showing four 口 mouths around 犬. Together: electricity-device = appliance.
电 — rain 雨 + lightning tail 电
Originally a pictograph of lightning streaking from a cloud, written 電 with the rain radical 雨 on top. The bottom 电 depicts the zigzag flash itself. The simplified form 电 drops 雨 and keeps just the lightning shape. Meaning extended from 'lightning' to 'electricity' in modern usage.