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电视台

Word definition:

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
television station
HSK 3
HSK 3

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *电* | 电* | *电
5画
electricity; electric; lightning
5071
LWU
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *视* | 视* | *视
8画
look at, inspect, observe, see
3721
IFBHU
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *台* | 台* | *台
5画
platform; unit; term of address
2360.0
IR

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
television station
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *电* | 电* | *电
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
television; TV / CL: 臺|台,
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *视* | 视* | *视
variant of 視|视 / variant of
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *视* | 视* | *视
old variant of 視|视
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *视* | 视* | *视
(literary, or bound form) to look at
  
  Tái
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai
  
  tāi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
used in place names
  
  tái
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台
  
  tái
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
desk; table; counter
  
  Tái
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
Taiwan (abbr.)
  
  tái
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines
  
  tái
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *台* | 台* | *台
typhoon


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