画
画
“picture”
Radical: 田
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 3
How 画 is built — stacked top over bottom
一
one
one; a, an; alone
凵
component
田
Field · tián
A field divided into plots. 男 man = strength in the fields.
Origin
A painting on an easel; compare 畫, which includes the brush
Words with 画
动画片 dòng huà piān — cartoon
画蛇添足 huà shé tiān zú — lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)
漫画 màn huà — caricature
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