勾画 meaning in English

gōuhuà

to sketch out; to delineate

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 勾畫12 strokes

Meaning of 勾画

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōuhuà
  1. to sketch out
  2. to delineate

Stroke order for each character

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勾 gōu · to attract · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 勾画.

画家huàjiāpainter
画儿huàrpicture; drawing
图画túhuàdrawing; picture
动画片dònghuàpiànanimated film
画面huàmiànscene; tableau
漫画mànhuàcomics; cartoon; caricature
绘画huìhuàto draw; to paint
动画dònghuàanimation; cartoon
油画yóuhuàoil painting
壁画bìhuàmural (painting); fresco
勾结gōujiéto collude with; to collaborate with
指手画脚zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎoto gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands

Questions about 勾画

What does 勾画 mean?

勾画 (gōuhuà) means "to sketch out; to delineate" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 勾画?

勾画 is made of 2 characters: 勾 (4 strokes), 画 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 勾画 an HSK word?

Yes. 勾画 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 勾画 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 勾画 is written 勾畫.