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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 电流

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
电流 diàn liú - an electric current
- (old) current intensity

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,353 9,515 19,785

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
diàn- lightning
- electricity
- electric (bound form)
- to get (or give) an electric shock
- phone call or telegram etc
- to send via telephone or telegram etc
liú- to flow
- to disseminate
- to circulate or spread
- to move or drift
- to degenerate
- to banish or send into exile
- stream of water or sth resembling one
- class, rate or grade

Other Words Containing 电流

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
电流 - - 8,353 9,515 19,785
电流表 - - 77,496 72,753 84,293