电 diàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- Made of
- 曰 to speak 乚 secret, hidden, mysterious
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
电影
diànyǐng
film, movie
Characters in this word
影 yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 景 scenery, view 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个电影很好。 Zhège diànyǐng hěn hǎo. This film is good.
- 我们去看电影吧。 Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba. Let's go to the movies.
- 这个电影很有意思。 Zhège diànyǐng hěn yǒu yìsi. This film is very interesting.
Related words
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 电 diàn electricity
- 电话 diànhuà telephone; phone call
- 电脑 diànnǎo computer
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema
- 看 kàn to look, to watch; to read
- 打 dǎ to hit; to play (a ball game); to make (a call)
- 看到 kàndào to see
- 球 qiú ball
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of