电(diàn)

HSK 15 strokesTrad. 電

lightning

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Character information

Pinyin
diàn
Meaning
lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
電

Origin & structure

Where 电 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻曰乚

Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

曰yuē乚háo

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 電: A thunderbolt 电 cast by a storm cloud 雨

How to write 电 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 电

Common words using 电 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

diàn电yǐng影
HSK 1

movie; film

Open 电影 page →
diàn电nǎo脑
HSK 1

computer

Open 电脑 page →
diàn电shì视
HSK 1

television; TV

Open 电视 page →
diàn电huà话
HSK 1

telephone

Open 电话 page →
dǎ打diàn电huà话
HSK 1

to make a telephone call

Open 打电话 page →
diàn电yǐng影yuàn院
HSK 1

cinema; movie theater

Open 电影院 page →
diàn电shì视jī机
HSK 1

television set

Open 电视机 page →
diàn电tái台
HSK 3

transmitter-receiver

Open 电台 page →

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