Chinese word

画

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà

Meaning

  • nounpicture

Example

墙上挂着一幅画。qiáng shàng guà zhe yì fú huà

A picture is hanging on the wall.

Illustration for 画 (picture)

More examples

博物馆里有很多画。bó wù guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō huà

There are many pictures in the museum.

Core concept

Turning lines or colors into a visible scene on a flat surface, either as the making or the finished work.

Common phrases

  • 一幅画yì fú huà

    a picture

  • 看画kàn huà

    look at pictures

  • 儿童画ér tóng huà

    children's picture

Similar words

照片zhào piān: A still image of a person, place, or scene taken with a camera.
图片tú piàn: An image shown on paper or a screen, including a photo or drawing.
图画tú huà: A drawing or illustrated picture made with lines or colors.

Definition in Chinese

指通过笔或颜料在平面上描绘出形象或场景的图画，可指单幅的绘画作品。zhǐ tōng guò bǐ huò yán liào zài píng miàn shàng miáo huì chū xíng xiàng huò cháng jǐng de tú huà kě zhǐ dān fú de huì huà zuò pǐn

Word origin

The older form behind 画 (huà, "picture or draw") carried the idea of marking out an area or outline, and the modern form keeps that link between drawn lines and the image they create.

Usage tips

  • A camera image is normally called 照片 (zhàopiàn, "photograph"), so gallery labels and wall displays use different nouns for the two kinds of image.

Other meanings

  • drawverb

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