HSK 1 · Phones & media

电话

diàn huà

telephone

Stroke order of 电话

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

电 · 5 strokes 话 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

电 electricity plus 话 words, 讠 and a 舌 tongue: voices through current.

Parts: 电 electricity (雨 top + 乚) + 话 words (讠 speech + 舌 tongue)

The characters in 电话

电 diàn — electricity (5 strokes)
话 huà — words; speech (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我给你打电话。

I'll call you.

Words with 电

电electricity 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 电子邮件email 电梯elevator; lift

Words with 话

话words; speech 说话to speak; to talk 打电话to make a phone call 笑话joke; to laugh at 笑话儿joke 普通话Mandarin 对话dialogue; conversation 讲话to speak; speech 的话if (at end of clause)谈话to have a talk; conversation 话剧stage play 话题topic of conversation

More words: Phones & media

电electricity 打电话to make a phone call 手机mobile phone 电脑computer 电视television 电视机TV set 上网to go online 网上online 网友online friend 电影movie; film 电影院cinema

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