huà

a painting, picture, drawing; to draw

HSK 3 #883

DEFINITIONS

画 huà
  • to draw
  • picture
  • painting
  • CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]
  • classifier for paintings etc
  • variant of 劃|划[hua4]

STROKES

WORDS

chā huà illustration
笔 huà bǐ painting brush
kè huà to portray
图 huà tú to draw designs, maps etc; picture (e.g. of life in the city)
室 huà shì artist's studio; atelier
眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
风 huà fēng painting style
像 zì huà xiàng self-portrait
卷 huà juǎn picture scroll
bǐ huà strokes of a Chinese character
宣传 xuān chuán huà propaganda poster; advertising hoarding
tiē huà pinup picture; poster
bǎn huà printmaking; a print
幅 huà fú painting; picture; dimension of a painting
miáo huà to draw; to describe
架 huà jià easel; rack for painting
押 huà yā to sign; to make one's mark
龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point
诗情意 shī qíng huà yì picturesque charm; idyllic appeal; poetic grace
zì huà the strokes of a character; calligraphy and painting
cǎi huà color painting
shū huà painting and calligraphy
符 guǐ huà fú undecipherable handwriting; scribblings; (fig.) hypocritical talk
水彩 shuǐ cǎi huà watercolor; aquarelle
照葫芦瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly