电脑
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
电脑 (diànnǎo) · computer
电脑 (diànnǎo) means “computer”. It is written with 2 characters: 电 (electricity) + 脑 (brain). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 电脑 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)
脑 nǎo · brain
What 脑 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凶xiōng — culprit
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: flesh (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我的电脑坏了。Wǒ de diànnǎo huài le.My computer is broken.
你会用电脑吗？Nǐ huì yòng diànnǎo ma?Can you use a computer?
Questions about 电脑
What does 电脑 mean?
电脑 (diànnǎo) means “computer”.
How do you pronounce 电脑?
电脑 is pronounced diànnǎo.
Which HSK level is 电脑?
电脑 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 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
Learn 电脑 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.