How to say “painting” in Chinese
painting; paint, draw (lit.)
“Painting” in Chinese is 绘画, huì huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
绘画 is read huì huà: 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 the left, 纟 “thread”: the first meaning is to embroider a pattern. On the right, 会 huì hints at the reading.
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 “绘画”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 绘画. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她从小学习绘画。tācóngxiǎoxuéxíhuìhuàShe has studied painting since childhood.
More words from the lesson “Painting and comics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “painting” in Chinese?
“Painting” in Chinese is 绘画, pinyin huìhuà.
What does 绘画 mean?
绘画 (huìhuà) means “painting; paint, draw (lit.)”.
How do you write 绘画?
绘画 is 2 characters: 绘 (huì) — paint, draw; 画 (huà) — draw; picture. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 绘画?
绘画 is read huìhuà. Tones: huì — fourth tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“painting” in the lesson “Painting and comics”
This word is from the topic “Texts and art” of HSK 6. 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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