Character

电

diàn HSK 1

电 diàn HSK 1

1. electricity (a form of energy capable of powering lights, machinery, etc.)
2. lightning (electrical discharge from clouds during a storm)
3. to get an electric shock; to be struck by electric current
4. telegram; telex and similar communications
5. to send a telegram
6. a surname

Words using 电 as diàn (31)

1 打电话 dǎ diàn huà — to make a phone call / to call HSK 1
- 打 to make (light verb indicating action)
- 电 electric / electricity (part of 'telephone')
- 话 speech / conversation (part of 'telephone')
Example

我现在要打电话给妈妈。

wǒ xiàn zài yào dǎ diàn huà gěi mā ma

I need to call my mom now.
2 电影 diàn yǐng — movie HSK 1
- 电 electric, electricity (representing the technological medium)
- 影 image, shadow (representing the projected pictures)
Example

我喜欢看电影。

wǒ xǐ huan kàn diàn yǐng

I like watching movies.
3 电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn — cinema HSK 1
- 电 electric (part of 'electric shadow', an old term for film)
- 影 shadow/image (combines with 电 to mean 'film/movie')
- 院 building/hall/venue (indicates the physical place)
Example

我们周末去电影院看电影。

wǒ men zhōu mò qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng

We go to the cinema on weekends to watch movies.
4 电脑 diàn nǎo — computer HSK 1
- 电 electric/electronic
- 脑 brain
Example

我的电脑坏了。

wǒ de diàn nǎo huài le

My computer is broken.
5 电视 diàn shì — television HSK 1
- 电 electricity, electric
- 视 vision, to view
Example

晚上我常常看电视。

wǎn shang wǒ cháng cháng kàn diàn shì

I often watch television in the evening.

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6 电话 diàn huà — telephone HSK 1
- 电 electric, electricity
- 话 speech, conversation
Example

他给我打了一个电话。

tā gěi wǒ dǎ le yí ge diàn huà

He called me.
7 电子书 diàn zǐ shū — e-book HSK 3
- 电 electronic, electric
- 子 forms the compound 'electronic' with 电
- 书 book
Example

我喜欢在平板电脑上阅读电子书。

wǒ xǐ huān zài píng bǎn diàn nǎo shàng yuè dú diàn zǐ shū

I like to read e-books on my tablet.
8 电梯 diàn tī — elevator HSK 3
- 电 electric, electricity (indicates the power source)
- 梯 ladder, stairs (indicates vertical movement device)
Example

我每天坐电梯上楼。

wǒ měi tiān zuò diàn tī shàng lóu

I take the elevator upstairs every day.
9 电动车 diàn dòng chē — electric vehicle HSK 4
- 电 electric, electricity (power source)
- 动 powered, motion (indicates propulsion)
- 车 vehicle, car (base noun)
Example

我每天骑电动车上班。

wǒ měi tiān qí diàn dòng chē shàng bān

I ride an electric vehicle to work every day.
10 电视剧 diàn shì jù — TV series HSK 4
- 电 electric/electricity (forms 'television' with next character)
- 视 vision/viewing (completes 'television')
- 剧 drama/play/series (specifies the type of television content)
Example

她最喜欢看韩国电视剧。

tā zuì xǐ huan kàn hán guó diàn shì jù

She likes watching Korean TV series the most.
11 充电 chōng diàn — to charge HSK 5
- 充 to fill, to supply
- 电 electricity, electric power
Example

我需要给手机充电。

wǒ xū yào gěi shǒu jī chōng diàn

I need to charge my phone.
12 家电 jiā diàn — household appliances HSK 5
- 家 household, home
- 电 electrical, electric
Example

这家商店专门出售各种家电。

zhè jiā shāng diàn zhuān mén chū shòu gè zhǒng jiā diàn

This store specializes in selling various household appliances.
13 电动 diàn dòng — electric HSK 5
- 电 electric, electricity (the power source)
- 动 powered, motion (the operation mechanism)
Example

我买了一辆电动汽车。

wǒ mǎi le yī liàng diàn dòng qì chē

I bought an electric car.
14 电商 diàn shāng — e-commerce HSK 5
- 电 electronic, electrical
- 商 commerce, business
Example

现在很多人都喜欢在电商平台购物。

xiàn zài hěn duō rén dōu xǐ huan zài diàn shāng píng tái gòu wù

Nowadays many people like to shop on e-commerce platforms.
15 电器 diàn qì — electrical appliance HSK 5
- 电 electricity, electrical
- 器 appliance, device, instrument
Example

这家商店出售各种电器。

zhè jiā shāng diàn chū shòu gè zhǒng diàn qì

This store sells various electrical appliances.
16 电子版 diàn zǐ bǎn — electronic version HSK 5
- 电 electric/electronic
- 子 forms compound with 电 to mean 'electronic'
- 版 version/edition
Example

这本书有电子版吗？

zhè běn shū yǒu diàn zǐ bǎn ma

Does this book have an electronic version?
17 电池 diàn chí — battery HSK 5
- 电 electric, electricity
- 池 cell, reservoir (container for storing)
Example

我的手机电池没电了。

wǒ de shǒu jī diàn chí méi diàn le

My phone battery is dead.
18 电视台 diàn shì tái — television station HSK 5
- 电 electric, electrical
- 视 vision, visual
- 台 station, platform
Example

我在电视台工作。

wǒ zài diàn shì tái gōng zuò

I work at a television station.
19 发电 fā diàn — generate electricity HSK 6
- 发 to generate, to produce
- 电 electricity
Example

太阳能板可以发电。

tài yáng néng bǎn kě yǐ fā diàn

Solar panels can generate electricity.
20 电力 diàn lì — electric power HSK 6
- 电 electricity, electrical
- 力 power, force
Example

这个城市的电力供应很稳定。

zhè ge chéng shì de diàn lì gōng yìng hěn wěn dìng

This city's electric power supply is very stable.
21 电源 diàn yuán — power supply HSK 6
- 电 electricity, electric
- 源 source, supply
Example

请检查电脑的电源是否连接好。

qǐng jiǎn chá diàn nǎo de diàn yuán shì fǒu lián jiē hǎo

Please check if the computer's power supply is connected properly.
22 电饭锅 diàn fàn guō — rice cooker HSK 6
- 电 electric/electricity
- 饭 rice/cooked rice
- 锅 pot/cooker
Example

我用电饭锅做饭很方便。

wǒ yòng diàn fàn guō zuò fàn hěn fāng biàn

Using a rice cooker to prepare meals is very convenient.
23 闪电 shǎn diàn — lightning HSK 6
- 闪 flash, flashing (quick bright appearance)
- 电 electricity, electrical discharge (lightning)
Example

闪电照亮了整个夜空。

shǎn diàn zhào liàng le zhěng gè yè kōng

Lightning illuminated the entire night sky.
24 来电 lái diàn — incoming call HSK 7
- 来 incoming, coming
- 电 phone call (short for 电话)
Example

我刚才收到一个来电。

wǒ gāng cái shōu dào yí gè lái diàn

I just received an incoming call.
25 核电站 hé diàn zhàn — nuclear power plant HSK 7
- 核 nuclear
- 电 electricity, electric power
- 站 station, plant, facility
Example

这座核电站为整个城市提供电力。

zhè zuò hé diàn zhàn wèi zhěng gè chéng shì tí gōng diàn lì

This nuclear power plant provides electricity to the entire city.
26 电信 diàn xìn — telecommunications HSK 7
- 电 electronic, electrical
- 信 communication, message
Example

我在电信公司工作。

wǒ zài diàn xìn gōng sī gōng zuò

I work at a telecommunications company.
27 电台 diàn tái — radio station HSK 7
- 电 electric/radio (provides the electronic broadcasting aspect)
- 台 station/platform (provides the concept of a broadcasting station)
Example

我每天早上都听这个电台。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu tīng zhè ge diàn tái

I listen to this radio station every morning.
28 电线 diàn xiàn — electric wire HSK 7
- 电 electricity, electric
- 线 wire, line
Example

请不要触碰裸露的电线。

qǐng bù yào chù pèng luǒ lù de diàn xiàn

Please don't touch the exposed wires.
29 电网 diàn wǎng — power grid HSK 7
- 电 electricity, electric power
- 网 network, grid
Example

这个城市的电网很稳定。

zhè ge chéng shì de diàn wǎng hěn wěn dìng

This city's power grid is very stable.
30 电讯 diàn xùn — telecommunications HSK 7
- 电 electric/electrical (component indicating electronic transmission)
- 讯 communication/message (component indicating information transmission)
Example

他在电讯行业工作了十年。

tā zài diàn xùn háng yè gōng zuò le shí nián

He has worked in the telecommunications industry for ten years.
31 贺电 hè diàn — congratulatory telegram HSK 7
- 贺 congratulate
- 电 telegram
Example

婚礼上收到许多亲友的贺电。

hūn lǐ shàng shōu dào xǔ duō qīn yǒu de hè diàn

At the wedding, we received many congratulatory telegrams from relatives and friends.

Structure & writing

电 diàn — electricity (a form of energy capable of powering lights, machinery, etc.)

电 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 6

龟 guī turtle; tortoise (reptile with a hard shell, short limbs, and retractable head and limbs)

电 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

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