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

展 huà zhǎn art exhibition
布 huà bù canvas (artist's painting surface)
幅 huà fú painting; picture; dimension of a painting
廊 huà láng gallery
押 huà yā to sign; to make one's mark
插圖者 huà chā tú zhě illustrator
架 huà jià easel; rack for painting
框 huà kuàng picture frame
氈 huà zhān felt desk pad for calligraphy
法 huà fǎ painting technique; drawing method
法幾何 huà fǎ jǐ hé descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)
皮 huà pí painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows; (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)
稿 huà gǎo rough sketch (of a painting); (of an official) to approve a document by signing it
筆 huà bǐ painting brush
等號 huà děng hào to equate; to consider (two things) to be equivalent
舫 huà fǎng decorated pleasure boat
荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom); mother's admirable dedication to her children's education
虎類犬 huà hǔ lèi quǎn drawing a tiger like a dog (idiom); to make a fool of oneself by excessive ambition
蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
軸 huà zhóu character scroll; scroll painting
面 huà miàn scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view
風 huà fēng painting style
餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake; to feed on illusions (idiom)
龍點睛 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