画
draw; painting; stroke (of Chinese character)
Meanings
7 senses · 29 examplesverb
to draw; to paint; to make graphics
Can be used for freehand drawing, formal painting, or simple sketches.
He is painting a landscape scenery.
She drew a portrait for her daughter.
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Children love to draw with crayons.
He drew a circle on the blackboard.
This painting was made by his own hands.
noun
painting; artwork; drawing
Commonly used with measure words like 幅 (fú) or 张 (zhāng).
A New Year painting hangs in our home.
There are many ancient wall paintings in the museum.
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This oil painting is his representative work.
We went to a landscape painting exhibition.
I bought a cute cartoon drawing.
adjective
decorated with paintings
formalUsed to describe items adorned with artistic paintings.
There are decorative screen paintings on display in this museum.
Ancient painted halls were extremely luxurious.
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There are many buildings with painted beams and carved rafters in the Forbidden City.
The painted walls of this restaurant have a strong artistic feel.
She bought a painted frame to decorate her bedroom.
noun
surname Hua
A relatively common Chinese surname.
Teacher Hua will give us an open class today.
I have a colleague with the surname Hua.
verb
to mark; to draw lines; to sign
Used for making marks, signatures, or check marks.
Please draw a straight line on the blueprint.
Customers need to sign or mark the bill to confirm it.
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Please remember to sign in at work by marking your attendance.
The doctor drew a cross on the medical record as a marker.
The teacher asked us to mark key sentences in our textbooks.
measure word
stroke (of Chinese character)
Standard term for counting strokes in Chinese characters.
The character 'ren' (person) has two strokes.
The character 'bi' (pen) has a total of ten strokes.
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The character 'tian' (sky) has four strokes.
Please tell me the number of strokes in this character.
The strokes of the character 'ying' (win) are very complex.
noun
horizontal stroke (of Chinese character, dialect)
dialectRegional dialect usage, mainly used in some northern Chinese dialect areas.
In my hometown, the character 'yi' (one) is called yi hua.
In this dialect, all horizontal strokes are called hua.