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

徒手 tú shǒu huà freehand drawing
意存笔先,尽意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
fēi huà frontpage picture
招贴 zhāo tiē huà picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)
mó huà to describe
bò huà variant of 擘劃|擘划[bo4 hua4]
chūn huà erotic print; pornographic picture
暴走漫 bào zǒu màn huà rage comic
家 shū huà jiā calligrapher and painter
毡 shū huà zhān felt desk pad for calligraphy
木版 mù bǎn huà woodcut; wood engraving
架上绘 jià shàng huì huà easel painting
比手脚 bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo to gesticulate; to make lively gestures (while talking); also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
shā huà sand picture
儿 yáng huà r children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan)
yín huà obscene picture
照猫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject; uninspired imitation
琴棋书 qín qí shū huà the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting); the accomplishments of a well-educated person
jiè huà accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art); picture created using this technique
儿 huà r picture; drawing; painting
十字 huà shí zì to make the sign of the cross; to make a cross (on paper)
圆 huà yuán to draw a circle
地为狱 huà dì wéi yù see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[hua4 di4 wei2 lao2]
地自限 huà dì zì xiàn lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom); fig. to impose restrictions on oneself
插图者 huà chā tú zhě illustrator