Definitions

huì (verb) to draw; to paint

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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About

绘 (and its traditional form 繪) is built with the silk radical 纟/糹 on the left, suggesting textiles and color, and the phonetic element 会/會 on the right. Its original meaning referred specifically to the craft of embroidering or weaving colored threads into patterned fabrics. This concrete sense later broadened to encompass artistic activities like painting, drawing, and sketching, and eventually extended to metaphorical uses, including the verbal or written description of events and scenes.

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我很喜欢画。

Wǒ hěn xǐhuān huìhuà.

I really like drawing.

制了一张地图。

Tā huìzhìle yī zhāng dìtú.

He drew a map.

姐姐在教室里画。

Jiějie zài jiàoshì lǐ huìhuà.

My older sister is drawing in the classroom.

我们用电脑制设计图。

Wǒmen yòng diànnǎo huìzhì shèjìtú.

We use computers to draw design diagrams.

这幅画描了美丽的风景。

Zhè fú huà miáohuìle měilì de fēngjǐng.

This painting depicts a beautiful landscape.

他不仅会画,还会书法。

Tā bùjǐn huì huìhuà, hái huì shūfǎ.

He not only can draw, but also can do calligraphy.

设计师精心制了建筑草图。

Shèjìshī jīngxīn huìzhìle jiànzhù cǎotú.

The designer carefully drew the architectural sketch.

通过数据分析,我们制出了市场趋势图。

Tōngguò shùjù fēnxī, wǒmen huìzhì chūle shìchǎng qūshì tú.

Through data analysis, we plotted a market trend chart.