huà

a painting

Pictograph of a hand holding a writing utensil () and drawing something.

Components
聿 iconic component

  Iconic component

  

writing brush

◎ iconic component

  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts a picture being drawn.

Evolution

畫 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
畫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
畫 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
畫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

huà

delineate, painting, picture, drawing; draw; to draw; picture; painting; CL:[fú],|[zhāng]; classifier for paintings etc; variant of |[huà]

Most common words with 畫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to draw

画面

scene

漫画

caricature

画家

painter

动画

animation

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)