画
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to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #636 U+753B
How 画 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A painting on an easel; compare 畫, which includes the brush
How to remember it
drawing · Heisig RSH #1173
ceiling + brains + pit
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 画
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山水画 | shān shuǐ huà | landscape painting |
| 中国画 | Zhōng guó huà | Chinese painting |
| 行政区画 | xíng zhèng qū huà | administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) |
| 名画家 | míng huà jiā | famous painter |
| 年画儿 | nián huà r | erhua variant of 年畫|年画[nian2 hua4] |
| 下画线 | xià huà xiàn | underline |
| 书画家 | shū huà jiā | calligrapher and painter |
| 比手画脚 | bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | variant of 比手劃腳|比手划脚[bi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3] |
| 画外音 | huà wài yīn | voice-over; background narration |
| 单色画 | dān sè huà | monochrome picture; black and white picture |
| 指手画脚 | zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo | to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands; to criticize or gi… |
| 区画 | qū huà | subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) |
| 国画 | guó huà | traditional Chinese painting |
| 动画片 | dòng huà piàn | animated film |
| 计算机动画 | jì suàn jī dòng huà | computer animation |
| 画儿 | huà r | picture; drawing; painting |
| 画家 | huà jiā | painter; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 洋画儿 | yáng huà r | children's game played with illustrated cards; pogs; menko (Japan) |
| 动画 | dòng huà | animation; cartoon |
| 画面 | huà miàn | scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; … |