HSK 1
打电话
打電話
Meaning
- to make a telephone call
- Traditional
- 打電話
- Pinyin
- dǎ diàn huà
Character reference
Components and radical classification
打
dǎto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
Primary radical扌 · hand
电
diànelectricity; electric; lightning
Primary radical田 · field
话
huàtalk, speech; language, dialect
Primary radical讠 · speech
電
diànelectricity; electric; lightning
Primary radical雨 · rain
話
huàtalk, speech; language, dialect
Primary radical言 · speech
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
Stroke order and writing practice
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Stroke data from Hanzi Writer and Make Me a Hanzi. Source details