Chinese word

画儿

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuàr

Meaning

  • nounpicture

Example

他送给我一幅画儿。tā sòng gěi wǒ yì fú huàr

He gave me a picture.

Illustration for 画儿 (picture)

More examples

我喜欢看别人的画儿。wǒ xǐ huān kàn bié rén de huàr

I like looking at other people's pictures.

Core concept

A single visual work made by drawing or painting, seen as one complete image.

Common phrases

  • 一幅画儿yì fú huàr

    a picture

  • 喜欢画儿xǐ huān huàr

    like pictures

  • 看画儿kàn huàr

    look at pictures

Similar words

画huà: A picture or work of art drawn or painted on paper, cloth, or another surface.
图片tú piàn: An image shown in print or on a screen, such as a photograph or illustration.
照片zhào piān: A picture taken with a camera, showing a person, place, or scene.

Definition in Chinese

画儿指口语中称呼绘画、图画或素描等视觉作品的名词，常指单幅的图像作品。huàr zhǐ kóu yǔ zhōng chēng hū huì huà tú huà huò sù miáo děng shì jué zuò pǐn de míng cí cháng zhǐ dān fú de tú xiàng zuò pǐn

Word origin

画儿 (huàér, "picture") combines 画 (huà, "picture") with 儿 (r, "erhua suffix"), a spoken ending that marks a colloquial form without meaning "child".

Usage tips

  • English picture can include a photograph, but this word normally refers to a drawn, painted, or sketched work, so a photograph needs a different Chinese term.

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