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电 diàn — “electricity”
How to write and say the Chinese character 电 (diàn), which means electricity — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.
Pinyin · 拼音 diàn
Meaning · 意思 electricity
Strokes · 笔画 5
Radical · 部首 曰 (say)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
电 is written with 5 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨.
A common word常用词
电灯
electric light
Example sentence例句
打雷时有闪电。
Lightning comes with thunder.
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