How to say “painter” in Chinese
painter, artist
“Painter” in Chinese is 画家, huà jiā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
画家 is read huà jiā: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 豕 “pig”: a home that keeps livestock.
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 “画家”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 画家. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 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?
- 这是一位著名画家的作品zhèshìyíwèizhùmínghuàjiādezuòpǐnThis is the work of a famous painter.
- 这位画家在海外很有名气zhèwèihuàjiāzàihǎiwàihěnyǒumíngqiThis painter is very well known abroad.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “painter” in Chinese?
“Painter” in Chinese is 画家, pinyin huàjiā.
What does 画家 mean?
画家 (huàjiā) means “painter, artist”.
How do you write 画家?
画家 is 2 characters: 画 (huà) — draw; picture; 家 (jiā) — home, family. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 画家?
画家 is read huàjiā. Tones: huà — fourth tone, jiā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“painter” in the lesson “Celebrities”
This word is from the topic “Leisure, sports, culture” of HSK 3. 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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