Chinese word

插画

Pronunciation

Pinyinchā huà

Meaning

  • nounillustration

Example

我想在封面上放一张插画。wǒ xiǎng zài fēng miàn shàng fàng yì zhāng chā huà

I want to put an illustration on the cover.

Illustration for 插画 (illustration)

More examples

他在社交平台上发布了几张插画。tā zài shè jiāo píng tái shàng fā bù le jǐ zhāng chā huà

He posted several illustrations on a social media platform.

Core concept

A drawing added to a text or layout to explain, decorate, or frame its content.

Common phrases

  • 插画作品chā huà zuò pǐn

    illustration work

  • 手绘插画shǒu huì chā huà

    hand-drawn illustration

  • 插画设计chā huà shè jì

    illustration design

  • 书籍插画shū jí chā huà

    book illustration

Similar words

图片tú piàn: An image in general, whether displayed on a screen or printed on paper.
照片zhào piān: A camera-made image of an actual person, place, or event.
插图chā tú: A picture included in a book or article to help present its content.
图画tú huà: A hand-drawn picture or diagram.

Definition in Chinese

插入到文本或版面中，作为说明或装饰的图画，常用于书籍、杂志、封面或网页。chā rù dào wén běn huò bǎn miàn zhōng zuò wéi shuō míng huò zhuāng shì de tú huà cháng yòng yú shū jí zá zhì fēng miàn huò wǎng yè

Word origin

插画 (chāhuà, "illustration") combines 插 (chā, "insert") + 画 (huà, "picture"), naming a picture inserted into written or visual material.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, 张 (zhāng, "measure word for flat objects") is a natural classifier for a flat visual item, following the same counting pattern as paper or photographs.

Related words

  • 插画师chā huà shīillustratornoun
  • 插画展chā huà zhǎnillustration exhibitionnoun

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