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电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

电饭锅 (diàn fàn guō) is a Chinese word: rice cooker. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 电饭锅

名 míng noun

rice cooker

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.

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Word breakdown

电 diàn — electric/electricity

Words with this character (30)
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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 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.

  • 23 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.

  • 24 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.

  • 25 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.

  • 26 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.

  • 27 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.

  • 28 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.

  • 29 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.

  • 30 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.

饭 fàn — rice/cooked rice

Words with this character (11)
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锅 guō — pot/cooker

Words with this character (1)
  • 1 火锅 huǒ guō — hot pot HSK 5
    • 火 fire; represents the heating element
    • 锅 pot; the cooking vessel
    Example

    我们今天晚上去吃火锅吧。

    wǒ men jīn tiān wǎn shang qù chī huǒ guō ba

    Let's go eat hot pot tonight.

Structure & writing
1 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

2 饭 fàn — cooked rice or grain

饭 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 饣 shí — food/eating radical
饣 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
饭 fàn cooked rice or grain 饺 jiǎo dumpling (crescent-shaped stuffed dough)
HSK 2
馆 guǎn inn; lodging house for guests
HSK 3
饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol 饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry) 饿 è hungry (opposite of 饱)
HSK 4
饼 bǐng flatbread; round flat cake (baked, grilled, or steamed) 馒 mán steamed bun (see 馒头, a leavened, dome-shaped bread with no filling)
HSK 6
饥 jī hungry (opposite of 饱) 馈 kuì to give as a gift, to present
HSK 7
蚀 shí to lose; to damage; to deplete 饪 rèn to cook food 饲 sì to raise (animals); to feed 饵 ěr cake; pastry 饶 ráo abundant, plentiful
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馁 něi (lit.) hungry; starving 馅 xiàn filling (meat, vegetables, sugar, etc. inside dumplings, pastries, or other foods)
2.2 反 fǎn — to flip over; to turn upside down
反 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 1
饭 fàn cooked rice or grain
HSK 3
板 bǎn a flat, hard piece of material (board, plank, slab)
HSK 5
版 bǎn printing plate made of wood or metal with text or images 返 fǎn to return, to go back
HSK 7
叛 pàn to defect; to betray one's side and join the enemy 扳 bān to pull or press (a fixed end) downward or inward to change direction 贩 fàn to buy and sell goods for profit

Stroke order

3 锅 guō — cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)

锅 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 钅 jīn — metal/gold radical
钅 is a component in 43 characters
HSK 1
钟 zhōng a hollow metal resonator that produces sound when struck; a bell 钱 qián currency; money
HSK 2
铁 tiě iron (metallic element, symbol Fe, atomic number 26) 错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied
HSK 3
铅 qiān lead (metallic element, symbol Pb) 银 yín silver (metallic element, symbol Ag, atomic number 47) 锻 duàn to forge (metal by heating and hammering)
HSK 4
针 zhēn needle or pin (slender metal tool with a point and eye or hook, used for sewing or knitting) 钢 gāng steel (iron-carbon alloy with less than 2% carbon content) 钥 yào key 键 jiàn key (mechanical component connecting a shaft to a gear or pulley, usually a rectangular steel block fitted into keyways) 镜 jìng mirror; a reflective device (ancient mirrors were made of polished bronze, modern ones of glass)
HSK 5
铃 líng bell or buzzer (metal sound-making device) 销 xiāo to melt metal into liquid 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open) 锅 guō cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)
HSK 6
钓 diào to fish with a hook and bait 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object 铜 tóng copper (metallic element, symbol Cu, atomic number 29) 铺 pū to spread out; to lay flat 链 liàn chain; a rope-like object made of connected metal rings
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镇 zhèn to suppress; to control
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衔 xián (lit.) horse bit (mouthpiece) 钉 dīng nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object) 钙 gài calcium (metallic element, symbol Ca) 钝 dùn blunt; not sharp (opposite of 快、利、锐) 钞 chāo banknote, paper currency
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钦 qīn to admire; to respect 钧 jūn ancient unit of weight equal to thirty jin 钩 gōu hook (a curved, sharp-tipped tool for hanging or retrieving things) 钮 niǔ same as "纽" 铭 míng inscription on a vessel, stele, etc. recording facts or merits; words written or engraved to encourage oneself 铲 chǎn shovel; spatula (a flat or scoop-shaped tool with a long handle, usually made of iron) 铸 zhù to cast metal by melting and pouring into a mold 锄 chú hoe (farm tool for loosening soil and weeding) 锈 xiù rust (oxidized layer on metal surfaces) 锋 fēng blade edge; the sharp or pointed part of a sword, knife, or other weapon 锐 ruì sharp or pointed (of a blade or weapon's edge), opposite of 'blunt' 锡 xī tin (metallic element, symbol Sn, atomic number 50) 锤 chuí hammer (a tool with a handle and a metal head) 锦 jǐn colorful patterned silk fabric 锲 qiè (lit.) to carve with a knife 镶 xiāng to inlay or embed one object into another; to border or edge with a material
3.2 呙 guō — a surname
呙 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 5
祸 huò misfortune; disaster (opposite of 福) 锅 guō cooking pot or wok (round, concave, made of iron, aluminum, steel, etc.)
HSK 7
涡 wō whirlpool; eddy formed by rotating water 窝 wō nest or den of birds, animals, or insects

Stroke order