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Chinese symbol for “picturesque”

如画
rú huà
Traditional: 如畫
picturesque

The closest CC-CEDICT match for picturesque is 如画 (rú huà), defined as: picturesque.

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

如 rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
radical 38 ⼥ · 6 strokes
画 huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
radical 102 ⽥ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “picturesque”

WordPinyinMeaning
如诗如画 (如詩如畫)rú shī rú huà(of scenery) stunning; spectacular
旖旎yǐ nǐ(literary) charming; enchanting; picturesque

Related words

Other words that share a character with 如画.

WordPinyinMeaning
如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
如何rú héhow; what way
如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
如今rú jīnnowadays; now
漫画 (漫畫)màn huàcomics; cartoon; caricature
动画 (動畫)dòng huàanimation; cartoon

See also: Japanese symbol for “picturesque”.

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.