畫 (waak6 waa2 waa6 | hua4) : draw; paint; drawing

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畫

waak6 waa2 waa6

hua4

[粵] waak6 | [國] hua4
[1] [v] draw; paint; sketch
[2] [v] delineate; mark; delimit
[3] [n] stroke of a Chinese character

[粵] waa2 | [國] hua4
[n] drawing; painting; picture

[粵] waa6 | [國] hua4
[n] sth decorated with painting or pictures

1. 劃 is sometimes used as a variant for Jyutping waak6.
2. For general discussion, see [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 田 (#102)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

畫 / 画

Don't confuse with:
晝書盡

This word has been viewed 15081 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 28th Sep 2013 10:54

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畫畫 waak6 waa6*2 hua4 hua4 = to draw a picture

畫圖 waak6 tou4 hua4 tu2 = draw; paint; picture; painting; drawing

畫面 waa6*2 min6*2 hua4 mian4 = display; screen

計畫 gai3 waak6 ji4 hua4 = plan (can also be 計劃)

電視畫面 din6 si6 waa6*2 min6*2 = television screen 粵

水彩畫 seoi2 coi2 waa6*2 = water-colour painting

版畫 baan2 waa6*2 = a print made from an engraved plate

油畫 jau4 waa6*2 you2 hua4 = oil painting

指手畫腳 zi2 sau2 waak6 goek3 zhi3 shou3 hua4 jiao3 = to gesticulate while talking; to have an animated conversation

畫報 waa6*2 bou3 hua4 bao4 = pictorial

圖畫 tou4 waa6*2 tu2 hua4 = [n] drawing; picture; painting; illustration

畫家 waa6*2 gaa1 hua4 jia1 = painter

漫畫 maan6 waa6*2 man4 hua4 = caricature, cartoon (often translated Japanese manga)

點畫 dim2 waak6 = stipple, draw with dots

畫眉 waa6 mei4*2 = thrush

國畫 gwok3 waa6*2 = Chinese painting

繪畫 kui2 waa6*2 hui4 hua4 = painting; drawing

鬼畫符 gwai2 waak6 fu4 = the "Waxy Leaf" plant; [粵]: illegible scribble

現代畫 jin6 doi6 waa6*2 = a modern painting

高畫質電視 gou1 waa6 zat1 din6 si6 gao1 hua4 zhi4 dian4 shi4 = HDTV

上畫兒 soeng5 waa6*2 ji4 shang4 hua4 er5 = to be the subject of something that goes into a painting (like a landscape scene) 國

畫架 waak6 gaa3 hua4 jia4 = easel; drawing stand

筆畫 bat1 waak6 bi3 hua4 = strokes (in a Chinese character)

抽象派畫家 cau1 zoeng6 paai3*1 waa6*2 gaa1 chou1 xiang4 pai4 hua4 jia1 = abstractionist (painter)

漫畫書 maan6 waa6*2 syu1 man4 hua4 shu1 = comic books

江山如畫 gong1 saan1 jyu4 waa6*2 = the country is so beautiful (lit., "the scenery is like a picture")

畫架店 waak6 gaa3*2 dim3 = a picture frames shop

畫公仔畫出腸 waak6 gung1 zai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2 = too explicit in description, "too much information" 粵

畫像 waa6*2 zoeng6 hua4 xiang4 = a portrait

琴棋書畫 kam4 kei4 syu1 waa6*2 = playing piano, playing chess, writing and drawing

畫蛇添足 waak6 se4 tim1 zuk1 hua4 she2 tian1 zu2 = superfluous; ruining by over doing

自畫像 zi6 waa6*2 zoeng6 zi4 hua4 xiang4 = a self-portrait

錯視畫 co3 si6 waak6 cuo4 shi4 hua4 = trompe l'oeil

漫畫家 maan6 waa6*2 gaa1 man4 hua4 jia1 = cartoonist; manga / comic book creator

動畫 dung6 waa6*2 dong4 hua4 = animation, cartoon

畫中畫 waa6*2 zung1 waa6*2 = PIP; Picture-in-Picture

一畫 jat1 waak6 yi1 hua4 = brushstroke

依樣畫葫蘆 ji1 joeng6 waak6 wu4 lou4 yi1 yang4 hua4 hu2 lu5 = copy mechanically

刻畫 hak1 waa6*2 ke4 hua4 = depict; portray

勾畫 ngau1 waak6 gou1 hua4 = draw the outline of, delineate, sketch

亂畫 lyun6 waak6 = a doodle; to doodle (draw randomly)

畫質 waak6 zat1 hua4 zhi4 = picture quality ; video quality

換畫 wun6 waa6*2 = to change into a new movie for showing; to change a boyfriend/girlfriend 粵

畫公仔唔使畫出腸 waak6 gung1 zai2 m4 sai2 waak6 ceot1 coeng4*2 = there is no need for any information; fully understand without thinking 粵

動畫片 dung6 waa6*2 pin3*2 dong4 hua4 pian4 = an animated film; animation, a cartoon

漫畫展 maan6 waa6*2 zin2 man4 hua4 zhan3 = anime manga (comic) convention / exhibition

畫布 waa6*2 bou3 hua4 bu4 = a canvas (for painting)

畫龍點睛 waak6 lung4 dim2 zing1 hua4 long2 dian3 jing1 = add the finishing touch

畫展 waa6*2 zin2 hua4 zhan3 = painting exhibition

拼貼畫 ping3 tip3 waa6*2 = a collage

換畫快過打針 wun6 waa6*2 faai3 gwo3 daa2 zam1 huan4 hua4 kuai4 guo4 da3 zhen1 = be quick to make new girlfriends 粵

落畫 lok6 waa6*2 luo4 hua4 = for the term in which a movie plays at a cinema to be over 粵

畫龜 waak6 gwai1 hua4 gui1 = [slang] sign one's name

肖像畫 ciu3 zoeng6 waa6*2 xiao4 xiang4 hua4 = a portrait

畫廊 waa6*2 long4 hua4 lang2 = gallery

書畫家 syu1 waa6*2 gaa1 shu1 hua4 jia1 = calligrapher and painter

諷刺畫 fung3 ci3 waa6*2 (PRC) feng3 / (ROC) feng4 ci4 hua4 = caricature

春畫 ceon1 waa6*2 chun1 hua4 = erotic print; pornographic picture

畫冊 waak6*2 caak3 hua4 ce4 = album of paintings / drawings

子畫面 zi2 waa6*2 min6*2 zi3 zi5 hua4 mian4 = a sprite (in computer graphics)

Showing all 4 examples containing 畫

唔該畫個地圖畀我。粵
Please draw a map for me.

我們在黑板上畫一個正方形吧. 國
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.

她用橙色的蠟筆來畫太陽國
She uses an orange crayon to draw the sun.
[來 here means "in order to" or "to". Marked as unsure: Can an editor please fix the jyutping?]

呢度有我份漫畫作品粵
Here's some of the manga I've produced.
[Lit. Here have me [counter] manga works. (A more literal translation of the meaning would be "here are some of my manga works" but that doesn't read too well in English.)]

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