HSK 3 · Communication & Mail

电子邮件

diàn zǐ yóu jiàn

email

Stroke order of 电子邮件

4 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

电 · 5 strokes 子 · 3 strokes邮 · 7 strokes件 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

An '件' item sent by '邮' post through '电' electric wires: email.

Parts: 电 electric + 子 suffix + 邮 post (由 + 阝 town) + 件 item (亻 person + 牛 ox)

The characters in 电子邮件

电 diàn — electricity (5 strokes)
子 zǐ — child; son (3 strokes)
件 jiàn — measure word for clothes, matters (6 strokes)

Example sentence

我昨天给你发了一封电子邮件。

I sent you an email yesterday.

Words with 电

电electricity 电话telephone 打电话to make a phone call 电脑computer 电视television 电视机TV set 电影movie; film 电影院cinema 电视剧TV series 电视台TV station 电台radio station 电梯elevator; lift

Words with 子

儿子son 孩子child 子child; son 包子steamed stuffed bun 杯子cup; glass 房子house 桌子table; desk 本子notebook 日子day; life; days 个子height; build 样子appearance; manner 饺子dumplings 筷子chopsticks 瓶子bottle 句子sentence 院子courtyard; yard 椅子chair 例子example

Words with 邮

邮件mail; email 邮箱mailbox; email box 邮票stamp

Words with 件

件measure word for clothes, matters 条件condition 文件document; file 证件identity papers; certificate 邮件mail; email 事件incident; event

More words: Communication & Mail

交流to communicate; exchange 联系to contact; connection 通信to correspond; communication 邮件mail; email 邮箱mailbox; email box 邮票stamp 信封envelope 发送to send 消息news; message 传to pass on; to spread 传播to spread; to broadcast 打听to ask about 话题topic of conversation 传说legend; it is said 据说it is said

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