전화하다
jeonhwahada · TOPIK 1
to call, to phone
📞 電話 (전화) = electric + talk, plus 하다 = to do
전 is 電 (electric) and 화 is 話 (talk): electric talk is a telephone. Adding 하다 (to do) turns the noun into a verb, so 전화하다 is literally to do a phone call. Same hanja as Chinese 电话 diànhuà and Japanese 電話 denwa.