huà

delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

兒 yáng huà r children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan)
yín huà obscene picture
màn huà caricature; cartoon; Japanese manga
家 màn huà jiā cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)
照葫蘆瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom); fig. to copy slavishly
照貓虎 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
bǎn huà printmaking; a print
琴棋書 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
作 huà zuò painting; picture
像 huà xiàng portrait; to do a portrait of sb
兒 huà r picture; drawing; painting
冊 huà cè picture album
十字 huà shí zì to make the sign of the cross; to make a cross (on paper)
卷 huà juǎn picture scroll
圓 huà yuán to draw a circle
圖 huà tú to draw designs, maps etc; picture (e.g. of life in the city)
地為牢 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
地為獄 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
報 huà bào illustrated magazine; CL:本[ben3],份[fen4],冊|册[ce4],期[qi1]
壇 huà tán painting world; painting circles
外音 huà wài yīn voice-over; background narration
室 huà shì artist's studio; atelier
家 huà jiā painter; CL:個|个[ge4]