huà
Radical 102 · 8 strokes

to draw; to paint

HSK 3 (2.0)HSK 2 (3.0)5 meanings#1144Measure word 幅 / 张
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to draw; to paint

    用笔在纸上或其他地方做出图像yòng bǐ zài zhǐ shàng huò qítā dìfang zuòchū túxiàng

    • I like to draw.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • Tom asked Mary who painted the picture.

  2. noun

    picture; painting

    用笔在纸或布上做出的艺术作品yòng bǐ zài zhǐ huò bù shàng zuòchū de yìshù zuòpǐn

    • This painting is very beautiful.

  3. verb

    to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

    用笔或工具在纸或其他物体上做出线条或图像yòng bǐ huò gōngjù zài zhǐ huò qítā wùtǐ shàng zuòchū xiàntiáo huò túxiàng

    • He likes to draw.

  4. noun

    (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

    书法中从左到右的笔画shūfǎ zhōng cóng zuǒ dào yòu de bǐhuà

    • This character has three strokes.

  5. noun

    stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])

    汉字的笔画,组成文字的线条hànzì de bǐhuà, zǔchéng wénzì de xiàntiáo

    • This character has eight strokes.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Drawing a picture means using pen strokes to sketch a frame and then fill in each square like a rice paddy field.

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