tú huà
drawing; picture; painting
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我喜欢画图画。
wǒ xǐhuān huà túhuà.
I like to draw pictures.
这幅图画真漂亮。
zhè fú túhuà zhēn piàoliang.
This picture is so beautiful.
我想把这幅图画挂在墙上。
wǒ xiǎng bǎ zhè fú túhuà guà zài qiáng shàng.
I want to hang this picture on the wall.
文字 (wénzì)
text
照片 (zhàopiàn)
photograph
The Chinese word 图画 (túhuà) for "picture" or "drawing" is composed of two characters: 图 (tú) and 画 (huà). The character 图 originally meant "map" or "diagram," and it is composed of the radical 土 (tǔ) for "earth" and the phonetic component 甫 (fǔ). The character 画 originally meant "to draw" or "to paint," and it is composed of the radical 聿 (yù) for "writing brush" and the phonetic component 勿 (wù). When combined, the two characters 图画 form a compound word that means "picture" or "drawing."
