Chinese symbol for “drawing”
图画
tú huà
Traditional: 圖畫
drawing; picture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for drawing is 图画 (tú huà), defined as: drawing; picture.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “drawing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图 (圖) | tú | diagram; picture |
| 拉制 (拉製) | lā zhì | drawing (manufacturing process in which hot metal or glass is stretched) |
| 图纸 (圖紙) | tú zhǐ | blueprint; drawing |
| 并条 (並條) | bìng tiáo | drawing (textile industry) |
| 画儿 (畫兒) | huà r | picture; drawing |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 图画.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图片 (圖片) | tú piàn | picture; photograph; 张 (zhāng) |
| 地图 (地圖) | dì tú | map; 张 (zhāng),本 (běn) |
| 试图 (試圖) | shì tú | to attempt; to try |
| 图书馆 (圖書館) | tú shū guǎn | library; measure word: 家 (jiā), 个 (gè) |
| 企图 (企圖) | qǐ tú | to attempt; to try |
| 图像 (圖像) | tú xiàng | image; picture; graphic |
| 漫画 (漫畫) | màn huà | comics; cartoon; caricature |
| 动画 (動畫) | dòng huà | animation; cartoon |
See also: Japanese symbol for “drawing”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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