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电车

Traditional: 電車

diàn chē

HSK 3.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

diàn chē · din6 ce1 (Jyutping)

  1. tram; streetcar
  2. trolleybus
  3. electric car
  4. e-bike
  5. (in the context of Japan) electric train

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

电

Meaning
electricity; electric; lightning
Radical
曰
Strokes
5
Components
⿻曰乚
Cangjie
LWU
Four-corner
5071

车

Meaning
cart, vehicle; carry in cart
Radical
车
Strokes
4
Components
⿻七十
Cangjie
JQ
Four-corner
4050

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