电
电 (diàn) means “electricity”. It is made of 曰 + 乚 and has 5 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 电 into its parts
What 电 is made of
- 曰 yuē — to speak
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口 kǒu — mouth
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
电 stroke order
Example sentences
家里没电了。Jiālǐ méi diàn le.There's no electricity at home.
你的手机还有电吗？Nǐ de shǒujī háiyǒu diàn ma?Does your phone still have battery?
Words with 电
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 电影diànyǐngfilm
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 电台diàntáiradio station
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
- 充电chōngdiànto charge (a battery)
- 充电器chōngdiànqìcharger
- 电灯diàndēngelectric light
- 电动车diàndòngchēe-bike
- 电梯diàntīelevator
- 电源diànyuánpower supply
- 闪电shǎndiànlightning
- 电池diànchíbattery
- 电子书diànzǐshūe-book
Also built with 曰
Quick facts
| Pinyin | diàn |
|---|---|
| Meaning | electricity |
| Strokes | 5 |
| Radical | 曰 (say, #73) |
| Pattern | Overlapping |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 1 (2021) |
Questions about 电
What does 电 mean?
电 (diàn) means “electricity”.
How many strokes does 电 have?
电 has 5 strokes.
What is the radical of 电?
The radical of 电 is 曰 (yuē, “say”), Kangxi radical number 73.
What parts make up 电?
电 is made of 曰 (to speak) and 乚 (hook stroke).
Which HSK level is 电?
电 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Learn 电 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 33: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.