画
huàTraditional: 画
#1002 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to draw, to paint, painting, picture
Word origin
An ideographic character showing a hand holding a brush drawing the boundaries of a field; it means to draw or to paint, and as a noun a painting.
- Origin
- ideographic
- Root
- a hand with a brush marking out a field 田
Stroke order
画
Examples
。
She likes drawing.
幅。
This painting is very beautiful.
。
I drew a cat.
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The teacher teaches us how to draw.
墙幅。
There is a painting hanging on the wall.
画 (huà) means to draw, to paint, painting, picture. It serves as both a verb and a noun in everyday Mandarin.
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