Meaning of 绘画
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to draw; to paint
How to use 绘画
绘画 is more formal than 画画儿 (huà huàr). It often works as a noun for painting as an art form or school subject, as in 绘画比赛 (huìhuà bǐsài, painting competition). Example: 她从小就喜欢绘画。(Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐhuan huìhuà.) She has loved painting since she was little.
绘 (huì) has the silk radical 纟 on the left, so think of colored threads woven into a picture. 画 (huà) is the everyday word for a picture or to draw, so 绘画 together means the art of drawing and painting.
Common mistake: Learners often say 我绘画一只猫 for "I draw a cat," but 绘画 rarely takes a direct object. Use 画 instead: 我画一只猫 (wǒ huà yì zhī māo). Also keep both syllables in the fourth tone, huìhuà, and do not write 会 (huì) for 绘.
绘画 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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绘 huì · to sketch · 9 strokes
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画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 绘画.
| 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 |
| 动画 | dònghuà | animation; cartoon |
| 描绘 | miáohuì | to describe; to depict; to portray |
| 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 绘画
What does 绘画 mean?
绘画 (huìhuà) means "to draw; to paint" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 绘画?
绘画 is made of 2 characters: 绘 (9 strokes), 画 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 绘画 an HSK word?
Yes. 绘画 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 绘画 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 绘画 is written 繪畫.
What is the difference between 绘画 and 画画儿?
Both mean drawing or painting. 画画儿 (huà huàr) is casual and common in speech, especially with kids. 绘画 sounds formal and appears in writing, school subjects, and art contexts.
Can 绘 be used on its own?
Not usually in everyday speech. It mostly appears in compounds such as 绘画 and 描绘 (miáohuì, to depict), and in 绘图 (huìtú, to draw a diagram or map).