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绘画 (huì huà) — (verb) to paint, to draw (as an artistic activity)

Definition

绘画 (huìhuà) is a more formal word for 'painting' or 'drawing' as an artistic activity — broader and more literary than the everyday 画, which can mean a single stroke or a casual sketch.

verb
to paintto draw (as an artistic activity)

Examples

  • 绘画，。
    Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐ huan huì huà, xiàn zài chéng le huà jiā.
    He has loved drawing since he was a child, and now he's become an artist.
  • 绘画。
    Tā měi tiān zài huà shì lǐ huì huà jǐ gè xiǎo shí.
    She spends several hours painting in her studio every day.
  • 绘画，。
    Wǒ dà xué shí xué guò huì huà, dàn bì yè hòu hěn shǎo huà le.
    I learned to paint in college, but after graduation I rarely paint.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

绘huìdraw
画huàpaint

绘 and 画 both mean to draw or paint, so together they mean to make pictures.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繪; 绘 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mì
Sound part声符shēngfú
會
會huì繪
Same sound today

The traditional form 繪 pairs 糸 (silk) with 會, which carries the sound; the simplified 绘 is a later shorthand.

Open 绘 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 畫; 画 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
聿聿yùbrush
Sound part声符shēngfú
規
規guī畫huà
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 畫 pairs 聿, a brush, with 規 for its sound. The simplified 画 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the old parts.

Open 画 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Art & Fine Arts

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