电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) · email
电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) means “email”. It is written with 4 characters: 电 (electricity) + 子 (noun suffix) + 邮 (mail) + 件 (measure word for clothes, matters etc.). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 电子邮件 is built
The characters
电 diàn · electricity
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
邮 yóu · mail
What 邮 is made of
- 由yóu — to follow
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 由 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
件 jiàn · measure word for clothes, matters etc.
What 件 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: A man 亻 dividing up a cow 牛 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 电子邮件
What does 电子邮件 mean?
电子邮件 (diànzǐ yóujiàn) means “email”.
How do you pronounce 电子邮件?
电子邮件 is pronounced diànzǐ yóujiàn.
Which HSK level is 电子邮件?
电子邮件 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 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
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.