Computer in Chinese (Mandarin): 电脑 (diànnǎo)
电脑
diànnǎo
computer
- Simplified
- 电脑
- Traditional
- 電腦
- Pinyin
- diànnǎo
- Typed as
- diannao
Use it in a sentence
我在电脑上画画。
我在電腦上畫畫。
I draw pictures on the computer.
The characters in 电脑
电 / 電
Electricity; also lightning. 雨 (rain) was on top of its old form.
5 strokes
脑 / 腦
Brain. 月 (body) is on the left.
10 strokes
电脑 is an "electric brain". A laptop is 笔记本电脑 (bǐjìběn diànnǎo).
More examples with 电脑
爸爸在用电脑。
爸爸在用電腦。
Bàba zài yòng diànnǎo.
Dad is using the computer.
电脑是黑色的。
電腦是黑色的。
Diànnǎo shì hēisè de.
The computer is black.
How to write 电脑 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
电 5 strokes
脑 10 strokes
In Traditional characters:
電 13 strokes
腦 13 strokes
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