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Chinese symbol for “easel”

画架
huà jià
Traditional: 畫架
easel

The closest CC-CEDICT match for easel is 画架 (huà jià), defined as: easel.

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

画 huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 画架.

WordPinyinMeaning
漫画 (漫畫)màn huàcomics; cartoon; caricature
动画 (動畫)dòng huàanimation; cartoon
画面 (畫面)huà miànscene; tableau
计画 (計畫)jì huàvariant of 计划 (jì huà)
画家 (畫家)huà jiāpainter; 个 (gè)
绘画 (繪畫)huì huàto draw; to paint
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto kidnap; to abduct
框架kuàng jià(construction) frame; (fig.) framework

See also: Japanese symbol for “easel”.

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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