画 meaning in English
to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
Meaning of 画
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to draw; to paint
- picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])
- to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
- (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
How to use 画
画 (huà) works as a verb meaning to draw or paint, and as a noun meaning a picture or painting, often counted with 幅 (fú) or 张 (zhāng). Example: 我在画一只猫。(Wǒ zài huà yì zhī māo.) I am drawing a cat.
Look at 画 as a frame with a field 田 (tián) inside it. Picture an artist drawing a neat field inside a box on paper.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 画 (huà) with 话 (huà, speech) because they sound the same. Remember 画 has the boxed field shape, while 话 has the speech radical 讠 on the left.
画 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 画.
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter |
| 画儿 | huàr | picture; drawing |
| 图画 | túhuà | drawing; picture |
| 动画片 | dònghuàpiàn | animated film |
| 画面 | huàmiàn | scene; tableau |
| 漫画 | mànhuà | comics; cartoon; caricature |
| 绘画 | huìhuà | to draw; to paint |
| 动画 | dònghuà | animation; cartoon |
| 油画 | yóuhuà | oil painting |
| 壁画 | bìhuà | mural (painting); fresco |
| 指手画脚 | zhǐshǒu-huàjiǎo | to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands |
| 画展 | huàzhǎn | art exhibition |
Questions about 画
What does 画 mean?
画 (huà) means "to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 画?
画 is made of 1 character: 画 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 画 an HSK word?
Yes. 画 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 画 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 画 is written 畫.
What is the difference between 画 and 画儿?
画 can be a verb or a noun, but 画儿 (huàr) is only a noun meaning a picture or drawing. The 儿 ending is common in spoken northern Mandarin, as in 这张画儿很好看 (Zhè zhāng huàr hěn hǎokàn), This picture looks nice.
Why does 画 sometimes mean a stroke or drawing a line?
画 is used as a variant of 划 (huà) for drawing a line or for a stroke in a Chinese character. You may see it in phrases like 画线 (huà xiàn), to draw a line.