电视剧 (diànshìjù) · TV series

电视剧 (diànshìjù) means “TV series; TV drama”. It is written with 3 characters: 电 (electricity) + 视 (look) + 剧 (theatrical plays). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 电视剧 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
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)

视 shì · look

What 视 is made of

礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丶 — dot
见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, 礻 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

剧 jù · theatrical plays

What 剧 is made of

居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
  - 十 — ten
  - 口kǒu — mouth
刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook

Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

我妈妈很喜欢看电视剧。Wǒ māma hěn xǐhuan kàn diànshìjù.My mom loves watching TV dramas.

这个电视剧好看吗？Zhège diànshìjù hǎokàn ma?Is this TV series good?

Questions about 电视剧

What does 电视剧 mean?

电视剧 (diànshìjù) means “TV series; TV drama”.

How do you pronounce 电视剧?

电视剧 is pronounced diànshìjù.

Which HSK level is 电视剧?

电视剧 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).

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Learn 电视剧 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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