huà

Traditional: 画

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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

Stroke order for 画

Examples

She likes drawing.

This painting is very beautiful.

I drew a cat.

The teacher teaches us how to draw.

qiáng

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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This word is part of lesson 21.