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title: "Huihua Meaning: 绘画 (huìhuà) Means “painting”"
description: "绘画 (traditional 繪畫, huìhuà) means “painting; drawing; to paint; to draw”. Hear its tones, see what 绘 and 画 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huihua"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 绘画 mean?

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绘画 huìhuà

## painting; drawing; to paint; to draw

## Its characters

1. 绘 huì to draw
2. 画 huà to draw

## In a sentence

绘画是一门很有意思的艺术。 Painting is a very interesting art.

他把墙打开一看，里面竟然藏着一个小房间，古老的经卷、文书和**绘画**从地上一直堆到屋顶，一共大约有五万件。

From [敦煌莫高窟是什么？ · What are the Dunhuang caves?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-are-the-dunhuang-mogao-caves#library-word-94-96)

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## More words with 绘 or 画

- [动画 dònghuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/donghua)
- [画大饼 huàdàbǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huadabing)
- [画家 huàjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huajia)
- [画面 huàmiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huamian)
- [绘制 huìzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huizhi)
- [漫画 mànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manhua)
- [描绘 miáohuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/miaohui)

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