电池
Old HSK 5
电池 (diànchí) · battery
电池 (diànchí) means “battery”. It is written with 2 characters: 电 (electricity) + 池 (pool). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 电池 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)
池 chí · pool
What 池 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
手机电池快没电了。Shǒujī diànchí kuài méi diàn le.My phone battery is almost dead.
这个玩具需要两节电池。Zhège wánjù xūyào liǎng jié diànchí.This toy needs two batteries.
Questions about 电池
What does 电池 mean?
电池 (diànchí) means “battery”.
How do you pronounce 电池?
电池 is pronounced diànchí.
Which HSK level is 电池?
电池 is in Old HSK 5.
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
Learn 电池 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 23: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.