电子 (diànzǐ): electron

Measure Word

一个电子 gè

Meanings

1 electron
2 electronic

Characters

电

diàn

electricity; electric

子

zǐ

particle; small thing; son

Examples

HSK 3

请把文件发到我的电子邮箱。

Qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fā dào wǒ de diànzǐ yóuxiāng.

Please send the file to my email.

HSK 4

电子产品越来越便宜了。

Diànzǐ chǎnpǐn yuèláiyuè piányi le.

Electronic products are getting cheaper and cheaper.

HSK 7-9

电子围绕原子核运动。

Diànzǐ wéirào yuánzǐhé yùndòng.

Electrons orbit the nucleus.

Tips

usage

电子 works as both a standalone noun (electron) and a prefix meaning 'electronic': 电子邮件 (email), 电子游戏 (video game), 电子书 (e-book).

Stroke Order

电 diàn

子 zǐ

Related Words

电子鼓 diànzǐgǔ

electronic drums / electronic drum kit / e-drums

电子工程 diànzǐ gōngchéng

electronic engineering / electrical and electronic engineering

正电子 zhèngdiànzǐ #31,195

positron (the antiparticle of the electron) / positively-charged electron

电子邮件 diànzǐ yóujiàn HSK 3

email; electronic mail

电子商务 diànzǐ shāngwù

e-commerce / electronic commerce

电子制动力分配系统 diànzǐzhìdònglìfēnpèixìtǒng

Electronic Brakeforce Distribution system / EBD system

电子红包 diànzǐ hóngbāo

electronic red envelope / e-red-envelope (digital money gift)

电子钱包 diànzǐ qiánbāo

electronic wallet / e-wallet

电子秤 diànzǐchèng

digital scale / electronic scale / kitchen/body scale (digital)

电子钟 diànzǐzhōng

digital clock / electronic clock