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huà

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画 — huà

1. to draw; to paint

   他喜欢在周末画画。 tā xǐhuān zài zhōumò huàhuà — He likes to draw/paint on weekends.

2. picture; painting (CL: 幅 fu2, 張|张 zhang1)

   那幅画非常有名。 nàfú huà fēicháng yǒumíng — That painting is very famous.

3. to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划)

   请在图上画一条直线。 qǐng zài tú shàng huà yītiáo zhíxiàn — Please draw a straight line on the diagram.

4. stroke of a Chinese character; (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划)

   这个字的第一笔是横画。 zhège zì de dìyībǐ shì héng huà — The first stroke of this character is a horizontal stroke.