CHINESE CHARACTER

电 (diàn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

diàn

electricity; electric; lightning

HSK 15 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

曰

Primary radical

曰 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 电.

曰 · 乚

Visible components

电 is decomposed as ⿻曰乚.

STROKES · 5

Write 电 in 5 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 电

打电话dǎ diànhuà

HSK 1 · to make a telephone call

电话diànhuà

HSK 1 · telephone; phone call; phone number

电脑diànnǎo

HSK 1 · computer

电视diànshì

HSK 1 · television; TV

电影diànyǐng

HSK 1 · movie; film

电影院diànyǐngyuàn

HSK 1 · cinema; movie theater

Examples using 电

打电话

我们能在哪儿打电话？

Wǒ men néng zài nǎ ér dǎ diàn huà？

Where can we make a phone call?

电话

你的电话是多少？

Nǐ de diàn huà shì duō shǎo？

What's your phone number?

电脑

打开电脑。

Dǎ kāi diàn nǎo。

Turn on the computer.

FAQ

What does 电 (diàn) mean in Chinese?

electricity; electric; lightning

How do you write 电 in stroke order?

电 has 5 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 电?

曰 is the radical in 电. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 电?

打电话 (dǎ diànhuà): to make a telephone call; 电话 (diànhuà): telephone; phone call; phone number; 电脑 (diànnǎo): computer.