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title: "Huajia Meaning: 画家 (huàjiā) Means “painter”"
description: "画家 (traditional 畫家, huàjiā) means “painter; artist”. Hear its tones, see what 画 and 家 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 画家 mean?

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画家 huàjiā

## painter; artist

## Its characters

1. 画 huà painting
2. 家 jiā (suffix) specialist

## In a sentence

他想当一名画家。 He wants to become a painter.

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## More words with 画 or 家

- [搬家 bānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/banjia)
- [厂家 chǎngjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changjia)
- [大家 dàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dajia)
- [动画 dònghuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/donghua)
- [管家 guǎnjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanjia)
- [国家 guójiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guojia)
- [好家伙 hǎojiāhuo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haojiahuo)
- [画大饼 huàdàbǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huadabing)
- [画面 huàmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huamian)
- [绘画 huìhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huihua)

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