Turn on the TV.
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电
Traditional: 電
diàn
HSK 3.0 · 1
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diàn · din6 (Jyutping)
- lightning
- electricity
- electric (bound form)
- to get (or give) an electric shock
- phone call or telegram etc
- to send via telephone or telegram etc
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Answer the phone.
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