CHINESE CHARACTER

画 (huà): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

huà

picture, painting, drawing; to draw

HSK 28 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

田

Primary radical

田 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 画.

一 · 凵 · 田

Visible components

画 is decomposed as ⿱一⿶凵田.

STROKES · 8

Write 画 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 画

画huà

HSK 2 · to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character; (calligraphy) horizontal stroke

画家huàjiā

HSK 3 · painter

动画dònghuà

HSK 5 · animation; cartoon

国画guóhuà

HSK 5 · traditional Chinese painting

画面huàmiàn

HSK 5 · scene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame

图画túhuà

HSK 5 · drawing; picture

Examples using 画

画

用尺子画线。

Yòng chǐ zi huà xiàn。

Draw a line with a ruler.

画家

你是个很棒的画家，不是吗？

Nǐ shì gè hěn bàng de huà jiā， bú shì ma？

You're a good painter, aren't you?

画面

他说的时候，我脑中浮现出了画面。

Tā shuō de shí hòu， wǒ nǎo zhōng fú xiàn chū le huà miàn。

As he spoke, pictures came into my mind.

FAQ

What does 画 (huà) mean in Chinese?

picture, painting, drawing; to draw

How do you write 画 in stroke order?

画 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 画?

田 is the radical in 画. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 画?

画 (huà): to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character; (calligraphy) horizontal stroke; 画家 (huàjiā): painter; 动画 (dònghuà): animation; cartoon.