How is 画 pronounced?

画 is pronounced “huà” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 画?

画 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 画?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 画 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 3nounverb

画

Traditional: 畫

huà

画 (huà) means “to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character (traditional 畫) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 幅,张

Stroke order

Practice writingUnlock HSK 3 required

Example

我喜欢这幅画。

Wǒ xǐhuan zhè fú huà.

I like this painting.

Words containing 画

动画片dòng huà piànanimated film 画蛇添足huà shé tiān zúlit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it 漫画màn huàcaricature; cartoon; Japanese manga 画面huà miànscene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view 画家huà jiāpainter 动画dòng huàanimation; cartoon 绘画huì huàdrawing; painting 图画tú huàdrawing; picture 画儿huà rpicture; drawing; painting

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Frequently asked questions

What does 画 mean?: 画 (huà) means “to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 画 pronounced?: 画 is pronounced “huà” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 画?: 画 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 画?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 画 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27