电

diàn

“Lightning” in Chinese is 电 (diàn).

Other characters with the syllable dian: see all 12 →

Meaning

lightning
electricity
electric (bound form)

Show 3 more meanings

to get (or give) an electric shock
phone call or telegram etc
to send via telephone or telegram etc

Example

打电话回家！

Call home!

From 电话 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 电

电话diànhuàtelephoneHSK 1 电脑diànnǎocomputerHSK 1 电视diànshìtelevision; TVHSK 1 电影diànyǐngmovie; filmHSK 1 打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone callHSK 1 电视机diànshìjītelevision setHSK 1 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theaterHSK 1 电台diàntáitransmitter-receiverHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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