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

法 huà fǎ painting technique; drawing method
皮 huà pí painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
yán huà rock painting; picture or writing carved on rocks
bǐ hua variant of 比劃|比划[bi3 hua5]
水墨 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting
地为牢 huà dì wéi láo lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom); fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities
坛 huà tán painting world; painting circles
饼充饥 huà bǐng chōng jī lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake; to feed on illusions (idiom)
雕梁栋 diāo liáng huà dòng richly ornamented (building)
线 xià huà xiàn underline
中国 zhōng guó huà Chinese painting
luàn huà to doodle; graffito; doodle
依样葫芦 yī yàng huà hú lu lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom); fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
依葫芦瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom); fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
qū huà subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)
家 míng huà jiā famous painter
单色 dān sè huà monochrome picture; black and white picture
guó huà traditional Chinese painting
rú huà picturesque
如诗如 rú shī rú huà (of scenery) stunning; spectacular; picturesque
写意 xiě yì huà freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style
山水 shān shuǐ huà landscape painting
bó huà painting on silk
儿 nián huà r New Year (Spring Festival) picture
广告宣传 guǎng gào xuān chuán huà placard; poster