Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 画

to draw; to paint
picture; painting (CL:幅 (fú),張／张 (zhāng))
to draw (a line) (variant of 劃／划 (huà))
stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃／划 (huà))
(calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃／划 (huà))

artist's studio
atelier

illustration

to doodle
graffito
doodle

decorated pleasure boat

to sketch out
to delineate

famous painting

variant of 籌劃／筹划 (chóuhuà)

to draw; to paint

picture in words

to draw a circle

painting style

scene
tableau
picture
image
screen (displayed by a computer)
(motion picture) frame
field of view

easel

New Year (Spring Festival) picture

picture frame

strokes of a Chinese character

painting technique
drawing method

printmaking
a print

painting brush

portrait
to do a portrait of sb

picture
drawing
painting

art exhibition

felt desk pad for calligraphy

to portray

obscene picture

animation
cartoon

erotic print
pornographic picture

to draw designs, maps etc
picture (e.g. of life in the city)

subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties)

variant of 擘劃／擘划 (bòhuà)

mural (painting)
fresco

variant of 計劃／计划 (jìhuà)

painting world
painting circles

the strokes of a character
calligraphy and painting

rock painting
picture or writing carved on rocks

painting on silk

character scroll
scroll painting

to paint

painting; picture

oil painting

color painting

painting and calligraphy

painting
picture
dimension of a painting

frontpage picture

sand picture

poetry and pictorial art
work of art combining pictures and poetry

drawing
picture

painter
CL:個／个 (gè)

picture album

picturesque

illustrated magazine
CL:本 (běn),份 (fèn),冊／册 (cè),期 (qī)

rough sketch (of a painting)
(of an official) to approve a document by signing it

to apply makeup to the eyebrows
(bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus)

accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art)
picture created using this technique

variant of 比劃／比划 (bǐhua)

caricature
cartoon
Japanese manga

art gallery
decorated corridor

to sign
to make one's mark

to draw
to describe

canvas (artist's painting surface)

to describe

(art) painter

painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)

pinup picture
poster

traditional Chinese painting

picture scroll

to draw; to paint

strokes of a Chinese character

variant of 策劃／策划 (cèhuà)

freehand drawing

underline

xuānchuánhuà

propaganda poster
advertising hoarding

self-portrait

watercolor
aquarelle

cartoon writer (from Japanese mangaka)

stroke count (number of brushstrokes of a Chinese character)

monochrome picture
black and white picture

animated film

calligrapher and painter

felt desk pad for calligraphy

to equate
to consider (two things) to be equivalent

lianhuanhua (graphic novel)

famous painter

Chinese painting

voice-over
background narration

freehand drawing or painting in traditional Chinese style

ink and wash painting

to make the sign of the cross
to make a cross (on paper)

undecipherable handwriting
scribblings
(fig.) hypocritical talk

erhua variant of 年畫／年画 (niánhuà)

landscape painting

picture poster (for advertising or propaganda)

perspective drawing

woodcut; wood engraving

children's game played with illustrated cards
pogs
menko (Japan)

huàhǔlèiquǎn

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

Táiwānhuàméi

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

zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
to explain by waving one's hands
to criticize or give orders summarily

huàdíjiàozǐ

to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
mother's admirable dedication to her children's education

bàozǒumànhuà

rage comic

zhàomāohuàhǔ

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
uninspired imitation

shīqínghuàyì

picturesque charm
idyllic appeal
poetic grace

huàshétiānzú

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

niántǔdònghuà

clay animation
Claymation

huàdìzìxiàn

lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom)
fig. to impose restrictions on oneself

huàbǐngchōngjī

lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
to feed on illusions (idiom)

huàdìwéiláo

lit. to be confined within a circle drawn on the ground (idiom)
fig. to confine oneself to a restricted range of activities

xíngzhèngqūhuà

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

jiàshànghuìhuà

easel painting

see 畫地為牢／画地为牢 (huàdìwéiláo)

huàlóngdiǎnjīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
the crucial point that brings the subject to life
a few words to clinch the point

bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo

to gesticulate
to make lively gestures (while talking)
also written 比手劃腳／比手划脚

diāoliánghuàdòng

richly ornamented (building)

(of scenery) stunning
spectacular
picturesque

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

tòushìhuàfǎ

perspective drawing

qínqíshūhuà

the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)
the accomplishments of a well-educated person

zhàohúluhuàpiáo

照葫芦画瓢

[照葫蘆畫瓢]

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

jìsuànjīdònghuà

计算机动画

[計算機動畫]

computer animation

guǎnggàoxuānchuánhuà

广告宣传画

[廣告宣傳畫]

placard; poster

yīhúluhuàpiáo

依葫芦画瓢

[依葫蘆畫瓢]

lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom)
fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification

yīyànghuàhúlu

依样画葫芦

[依樣畫葫蘆]

lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom)
fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality

huàhǔbùchéngfǎnlèiquǎn

画虎不成反类犬

[畫虎不成反類犬]

to try to draw a tiger but end up with a likeness of a dog (idiom)
to try to do sth overambitious and end up botching it

yìcúnbǐxiān,huàjìnyìzài

意存笔先，画尽意在

[意存筆先，畫盡意在]

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