电话 (diàn huà)

Character breakdown

• 电 (diàn) · 5 strokes

  Simplified form of 電, which depicts lightning (申) during a rainstorm (雨). The 雨 component was deleted for simplification.

• 话 (huà) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 話. Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 𠯑 represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. 打电话。 — Make a call.
2. 电话正在响。 — The telephone is ringing.
3. 有你的电话。 — You are wanted on the phone.
4. 打错电话了。 — You've got the wrong number.
5. 接一下电话。 — Pick up the phone.

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