How to say “calligraphy and painting” in Chinese
calligraphy and painting
“Calligraphy and painting” in Chinese is 书画, shū huà: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
书画 is read shū 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
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 “书画”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “calligraphy and painting” in Chinese?
“Calligraphy and painting” in Chinese is 书画, pinyin shūhuà.
What does 书画 mean?
书画 (shūhuà) means “calligraphy and painting”.
How do you write 书画?
书画 is 2 characters: 书 (shū) — book; 画 (huà) — draw; picture. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 书画?
书画 is read shūhuà. Tones: shū — first tone, huà — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“calligraphy and painting” in the lesson “Porcelain, poetry and folk crafts”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” 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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