- 电视 diànshì, television, TV, TV shows
- 电 diàn electricity; electric; electronic; traditional character: 電 = 雨+电, originally meaning lightning. (see picture below)
- meaning radical: 雨(rain)
- phonetic radical: 申 (shēn)
- 视 shì, to look at, inspect, observe, see
- meaning radical: 见(see)
- phonetic radical: 礻(示) (shì; often used as a meaning radical, meaning “to show, to see”)
![电视 diànshì 电视 diànshì](https://commons.princeton.edu/chinesecharacters/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2022/07/Screen-Shot-2022-07-20-at-12.07.25-PM-1.png)