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画(畫) huà paint; painting - Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical of the simplified form is 一 yī. Radical of the traditional form is 田 tián “field.” Distinguish simplified 画 from simplified 国 guó, and distinguish traditional 畫 from traditional 書 shū.
Examples
- 画 (畫) huà paint [V]; painting [N]
- 一张画 (一張畫) yìzhāng huà(r) a painting
- 画画 (畫畫) huàhuà(r) paint a painting [VO]
- 国画 (國畫) guóhuà(r) traditional Chinese painting [N]
- 山水画 (山水畫) shānshuĭ huà(r) landscape painting [PH]
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler