画
huà
to draw; to paint
picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4])
stroke (一) + frame (凵) + field (田) = to draw a picture
The original character depicted a hand holding a brush, drawing a field (田) within a frame (凵), with a stroke (一) above. Together they evoke the act of laying out a scene on a bounded surface.
Words with 画
徒手画
tú shǒu huà
freehand drawing
透视画
tòu shì huà
perspective drawing
透视画法
tòu shì huà fǎ
perspective drawing
连环画
lián huán huà
lianhuanhua (graphic novel)
雕梁画栋
diāo liáng huà dòng
richly ornamented (building)
鬼画符
guǐ huà fú
undecipherable handwriting
黏土动画
nián tǔ dòng huà
clay animation
点画
diǎn huà
strokes of a Chinese character
下画线
xià huà xiàn
underline
中国画
zhōng guó huà
Chinese painting
乱画
luàn huà
to doodle
企画
qǐ huà
variant of 企劃|企划[qi3 hua4]