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5 strokes13 strokes
Character #102 · The First 1000

diàn

electric

electricity; electric; lightning; phone call; message

Strokes
513
TraditionalSimplified
電 电
Poster cell
R4
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • diànhuà telephone
  • diànyǐng movie
  • diànshì television
  • diànnǎo computer
  • diàntái radio station
  • shǎndiàn lightning
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 电電

Write 电電 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, diàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell R4 · 28 × 36 grid

电電 is #102 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 电 mean in English?
电 (diàn) means "electric": electricity; electric; lightning; phone call; message.
How do you pronounce 电?
电 is pronounced diàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄉㄧㄢˋ.
How many strokes does 电 have?
The simplified form, 电, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 電, has 13.
What is the traditional form of 电?
The traditional form of 电 is 電. 电 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 電 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 电?
Common words that use 电 include 电话 (diànhuà, telephone), 电影 (diànyǐng, movie), 电视 (diànshì, television), 电脑 (diànnǎo, computer).
How common is 电?
电 is number 102 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell R4 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.