How to say “draw” in Chinese
draw; painting
“Draw” in Chinese is 画, huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
画 is read huà. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “画”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 画. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我喜欢画画、跳舞什么的。wǒxǐhuanhuàhuà,tiàowǔshénmedeI like drawing, dancing and stuff like that.
- 他是一位有名的画家。tāshìyíwèiyǒumíngdehuàjiāHe's a famous painter.
- 他是世界有名的画家tāshìshìjièyǒumíngdehuàjiāHe's a world-famous painter.
- 你知道这位画家吗？nǐzhīdàozhèwèihuàjiāmaDo you know this painter?
- 这幅画是谁画的？zhèfúhuàshìshéihuàdeWho painted this picture?
- 这幅是我画的，那幅是我爷爷画的。zhèfúshìwǒhuàde,nàfúshìwǒyéyehuàdeI painted this one, and my grandpa painted that one.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Hobbies”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “draw” in Chinese?
“Draw” in Chinese is 画, pinyin huà.
What does 画 mean?
画 (huà) means “draw; painting”.
How do you write 画?
画 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 画?
画 is read huà. Tones: huà — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“draw” in the lesson “Hobbies”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and health” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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