画

畫

huàㄏㄨㄚˋ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    to draw; to paint

  2. 2

    picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])

  3. 3

    to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

  4. 4

    stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

  5. 5

    (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

Examples

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这幅画远看更好。

這幅畫遠看更好。

The picture looks better at a distance.

我喜欢这幅画,不仅是因为它的名气,而是因为它真的是一个杰作。

我喜歡這幅畫,不僅是因爲它的名氣,而是因爲它真的是一個傑作。

I like this picture, not just because it is famous, but because it really is a masterpiece.

请你帮我在这张纸上画个草图。

請你幫我在這張紙上畫個草圖。

Can you sketch it for me on this piece of paper please?

她把画挂反了。

她把畫掛反了。

She hung the picture upside down.

我喜欢画油画,但是我不想拿它做我的终身职业。

我喜歡畫油畫,但是我不想拿它做我的終身職業。

I like to do oil painting, but I don't intend to make that my lifelong occupation.

Characters

Character breakdown

Related

Related: 画

Stroke practice

Practice writing 画

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.