Pictograph of a hand holding a writing utensil (聿) and drawing something.
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Historical Evolution
画
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
画
Seal
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
画
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
画
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
画
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
画
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
画
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
画
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
画 / 畫 [huà]
to draw; picture; painting; CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng]; classifier for paintings etc; variant of 劃|划[huà]
Japanese
stroke (of a kanji)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (122)
画面 [huàmiàn] #3,830
scene
漫画 [mànhuà] #3,329
caricature
画家 [huàjiā] #5,812
painter
动画 [dònghuà] #11,443
animation
绘画 [huìhuà] #10,342
drawing
画廊 [huàláng] #5,930
gallery
油画 [yóuhuà] #10,473
oil painting
动画片 [dònghuàpiàn] #9,203
animated film
画像 [huàxiàng] #7,767
portrait
书画 [shūhuà] #52,355
painting and calligraphy
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)