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画 (huà): to draw, to paint; painting, picture

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 2verb, noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to draw, to paint; painting, picture
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb, noun
HSK level: HSK 2
Strokes: 8
Radical: 一
Structure: 半包围结构

Full definitions

to draw
to paint
picture
painting
to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
(calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
to draw
to paint
picture
painting
to draw (a line)
stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划)
(calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划)

Chinese explanation

用笔或其他工具在纸上或物体表面做出线条、图形或图案
也指画成的作品，如图画、国画
还可以表示用语言或文字描写、表现形象。

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8 strokes

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Example sentences

He likes to paint landscape paintings.

Little sister drew a kitten on the paper.

Can you draw my portrait?

The children draw with colored pens.

This painting was painted by him last year.

He likes to paint landscapes on weekends.

A painting hangs on the wall.

The teacher taught us to draw straight lines.

This Chinese character has many strokes.

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