画
huà
to draw; to paint
picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); 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])
stroke (一) + frame (凵) + field (田) = to draw a picture
The original character depicted a hand holding a brush, drawing a field (田) within a frame (凵), with a stroke (一) above. Together they evoke the act of laying out a scene on a bounded surface.
她喜欢画花和树。
tā xǐ huan huà huā hé shù。
She likes to draw flowers and trees.
他在画一幅很大的山水画。
tā zài huà yī fú hěn dà de shān shuǐ huà。
He is painting a very large landscape painting.
Words with 画
画展
huà zhǎn
art exhibition
画风
huà fēng
painting style
作画
zuò huà
to draw; to paint; to create artwork
画作
huà zuò
painting; picture
画皮
huà pí
painted skin (which transforms a monster into a beauty)
中国画
zhōng guó huà
Chinese painting
国画
guó huà
traditional Chinese painting
画面
huà miàn
scene
贴画
tiē huà
pinup picture
徒手画
tú shǒu huà
freehand drawing
透视画
tòu shì huà
perspective drawing
透视画法
tòu shì huà fǎ
perspective drawing