Definition & Meaning

1.depict; describe; portray (somebody's image, character)

2.engrave or draw

Word usage

Words with ke hua

kè huà

刻 画

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1
v.depict; describe; portray (somebody's image, character)
- zuò jiā kè huà le yī gè guān liáo zhǔ yì zhě de xíng xiàng
  作家刻画了一个官僚主义者的形象。
  The author depicted the character of a bureaucrat.
- zhè běn xiǎo shuō kè huà le yī gè fǎn yīng xióng xíng xiàng
  这本小说刻画了一个反英雄形象。
  This novel portrays an anti-hero.
synonym
miáo shù描述 sù zào塑造 miáo xiě描写 miáo huì描绘 miáo huà描画
2
v.engrave or draw
- bù dé zài gǔ jiàn zhù wù shang kè huà
  不得在古建筑物上刻画。
  Do not write graffiti on ancient buildings.
- bù yào suí yì kè huà
  不要随意刻画！
  No graffiti!

Word usage

Note
"刻画" cannot be written as "刻划".

Chinese words with pinyin ke hua

kè huà刻划now written as 刻画

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