电源
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
电源 (diànyuán) · power supply
电源 (diànyuán) means “power supply; power source”. It is written with 2 characters: 电 (electricity) + 源 (spring). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 电源 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)
源 yuán · spring
What 源 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 原yuán — source
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 泉quán — spring
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 原 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
用完电脑请关掉电源。Yòng wán diànnǎo qǐng guān diào diànyuán.Please switch off the power after using the computer.
电源在哪儿？Diànyuán zài nǎr?Where is the power supply?
Questions about 电源
What does 电源 mean?
电源 (diànyuán) means “power supply; power source”.
How do you pronounce 电源?
电源 is pronounced diànyuán.
Which HSK level is 电源?
电源 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
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 电源 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 91: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.