画

huà

h+uà·4th tone

to draw; to paint

Radical: 田 Strokes: 8 HSK 2

Structure: Bottom surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

电田甲留界略男由申畏畜疆

Same radical

电田甲留界略男由申畏畜疆番畅甸

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Character Decomposition

画=一+凵+田

Etymology

A painting on an easel; compare 畫, which includes the brush

Meanings

to draw; to paint

picture; painting

to draw (a line) (variant of huà)

stroke of a Chinese character (variant of huà)

(calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of huà)

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Words with 画 318 total

mural (painting) · fresco壁画bì huà frontispiece; illustration placed before the main text of a book扉画fēi huà illustration插画chā huà printmaking · a print版画bǎn huà

Idioms with 画 90 total Chain

richly ornamented (building)雕梁画栋diāo liáng huà dòng lit. to cut pickles and divide congee (idiom) · fig. to live in extreme poverty while studying diligently; to endure hardship for learning断齑画粥duàn jī huà zhōu lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake · to feed on illusions (idiom)画饼充饥huà bǐng chōng jī to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom) · mother's admirable dedication to her children's education画荻教子huà dí jiào zǐ