huà

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Definitions

  1. 1. to draw
  2. 2. picture
  3. 3. painting
  4. 4. CL:幅
  5. 5. 張|张[zhāng]

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Words Containing 画

中国画
zhōng guó huà

Chinese painting

动画
dòng huà

animation

动画片
dòng huà piàn

animated film

勾画
gōu huà

to sketch out

国画
guó huà

traditional Chinese painting

图画
tú huà

drawing

壁画
bì huà

mural (painting)

年画
nián huà

New Year (Spring Festival) picture

指手画脚
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

油画
yóu huà

oil painting

漫画
màn huà

caricature

画儿
huàr

picture

画册
huà cè

picture album

画家
huà jiā

painter

画展
huà zhǎn

art exhibition

画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous

画面
huà miàn

scene

画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch

绘画
huì huà

drawing

下画线
xià huà xiàn

underline

乱画
luàn huà

to doodle

作画
zuò huà

to paint

依样画葫芦
yī yàng huà hú lu

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)

依葫芦画瓢
yī hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)

刻画
kè huà

to portray

区画
qū huà

subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)

名画
míng huà

famous painting

名画家
míng huà jiā

famous painter

单色画
dān sè huà

monochrome picture

如画
rú huà

picturesque

如诗如画
rú shī rú huà

(of scenery) stunning

字画
zì huà

the strokes of a character

宣传画
xuān chuán huà

propaganda poster

写意画
xiě yì huà

freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style

山水画
shān shuǐ huà

landscape painting

岩画
yán huà

rock painting

帛画
bó huà

painting on silk

广告宣传画
guǎng gào xuān chuán huà

placard; poster

彩画
cǎi huà

color painting

徒手画
tú shǒu huà

freehand drawing

意存笔先,画尽意在
yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài

the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

扉画
fēi huà

frontpage picture

招贴画
zhāo tiē huà

picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)

描画
miáo huà

to draw

插画
chā huà

illustration

摹画
mó huà

to describe

春画
chūn huà

erotic print

暴走漫画
bào zǒu màn huà

rage comic

书画
shū huà

painting and calligraphy

书画家
shū huà jiā

calligrapher and painter

书画毡
shū huà zhān

felt desk pad for calligraphy

木版画
mù bǎn huà

woodcut; wood engraving

架上绘画
jià shàng huì huà

easel painting

比手画脚
bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate

水墨画
shuǐ mò huà

ink and wash painting

水彩画
shuǐ cǎi huà

watercolor

沙画
shā huà

sand picture

淫画
yín huà

obscene picture

漫画家
màn huà jiā

cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)

照葫芦画瓢
zhào hú lu huà piáo

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom)

照猫画虎
zhào māo huà hǔ

lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject

版画
bǎn huà

printmaking

琴棋书画
qín qí shū huà

the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)

界画
jiè huà

accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art)

画作
huà zuò

painting; picture

画像
huà xiàng

portrait

画十字
huà shí zì

to make the sign of the cross

画卷
huà juàn

picture scroll

画圆
huà yuán

to draw a circle

画图
huà tú

to draw designs, maps etc

画地为牢
huà dì wéi láo

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)

画地为狱
huà dì wéi yù

see 畫地為牢|画地为牢[huà dì wéi láo]

画地自限
huà dì zì xiàn

lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)

画报
huà bào

illustrated magazine

画坛
huà tán

painting world

画外音
huà wài yīn

voice-over

画室
huà shì

artist's studio

画布
huà bù

canvas (artist's painting surface)

画幅
huà fú

painting

画廊
huà láng

art gallery

画押
huà yā

to sign

画插图者
huà chā tú zhě

illustrator

画架
huà jià

easel

画框
huà kuàng

picture frame

画毡
huà zhān

felt desk pad for calligraphy

画法
huà fǎ

painting technique

画法几何
huà fǎ jǐ hé

descriptive geometry (three-dimensional geometry using projections and elevations)

画画
huà huà

to draw; to paint

画皮
huà pí

painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)

画眉
huà méi

to apply makeup to the eyebrows

画稿
huà gǎo

rough sketch (of a painting)

画笔
huà bǐ

painting brush

画等号
huà děng hào

to equate

画舫
huà fǎng

decorated pleasure boat

画荻教子
huà dí jiào zǐ

to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)

画虎不成反类犬
huà hǔ bù chéng fǎn lèi quǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

画虎类犬
huà hǔ lèi quǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)

画轴
huà zhóu

character scroll

画风
huà fēng

painting style

画饼充饥
huà bǐng chōng jī

lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake

笔画
bǐ huà

strokes of a Chinese character

笔画数
bǐ huà shù

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

自画像
zì huà xiàng

self-portrait

台湾画眉
tái wān huà méi

(bird species of China) Taiwan hwamei (Garrulax taewanus)

行政区画
xíng zhèng qū huà

administrative subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)

计算机动画
jì suàn jī dòng huà

computer animation

诗情画意
shī qíng huà yì

picturesque charm

诗画
shī huà

poetry and pictorial art

语画
yǔ huà

picture in words

贴画
tiē huà

pinup picture

透视画
tòu shì huà

perspective drawing

透视画法
tòu shì huà fǎ

perspective drawing

连环画
lián huán huà

lianhuanhua (graphic novel)

雕梁画栋
diāo liáng huà dòng

richly ornamented (building)

鬼画符
guǐ huà fú

undecipherable handwriting

黏土动画
nián tǔ dòng huà

clay animation

点画
diǎn huà

strokes of a Chinese character