How is 电 pronounced?

电 is pronounced “diàn” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 电?

电 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 电?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 电 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 1noun

电

Traditional: 電

diàn

电 (diàn) means “lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character (traditional 電) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Example

昨晚家里突然停电了一整夜。

Jiā lǐ tíngdiàn le.

There's a power outage at home.

Words containing 电

打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone call 电脑diàn nǎocomputer 电视diàn shìtelevision; TV 电影diàn yǐngmovie; film 电梯diàn tīelevator; escalator 电子邮件diàn zǐ yóu jiànemail 充电器chōng diàn qìbattery charger 电池diàn chíbattery 电台diàn táitransmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station 电话diàn huàtelephone; phone call; phone number 电源diàn yuánelectric power source 闪电shǎn diànlightning

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Frequently asked questions

What does 电 mean?: 电 (diàn) means “lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 电 pronounced?: 电 is pronounced “diàn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 电?: 电 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 电?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 电 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18