绘 (huì): to draw, to paint, to depict, to portray
绘 (huì) is a Chinese character meaning “to draw.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 纟 (semantic) and 会 (phonetic). It ranks #1792 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 绘 silk. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- to draw
- to paint
- to depict
- to portray
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
Practice writing 绘 with real-time feedback — trace each stroke in the correct order and build muscle memory in the HanziFeed app.
Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 绘
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绘制 | huì zhì | to draw |
| 绘图 | huì tú | to chart |
| 彩绘 | cǎi huì | painted |
| 测绘 | cè huì | to survey and draw |
| 电脑辅助设计与绘图 | diàn nǎo fǔ zhù shè jì yǔ huì tú | computer-aided design and drawing |
| 电脑绘图 | diàn nǎo huì tú | computer graphics |
| 绘文字 | huì wén zì | emoji |
| 架上绘画 | jià shàng huì huà | easel painting |
| 绘本 | huì běn | picture book |
| 手绘 | shǒu huì | to paint by hand |
| 绘声绘色 | huì shēng huì sè | vivid and colorful (idiom) |
| 绘架座 | huì jià zuò | Pictor (constellation) |
| 标绘 | biāo huì | to plot (on a chart) |
| 浮世绘 | fú shì huì | ukiyo-e |
绘 appears in 16 compound words: 44 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 绘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
绘字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
huì zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character is difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
...I创意长图:“流动中国”春潮涌,文旅活力绘宏图
. . . I chuàng yì cháng tú : liú dòng zhōng guó chūn cháo chōng , wén lǚ huó lì huì hóng tú
... I creative long picture: "Flowing China" is surging in spring, and the vitality of cultural tourism is drawing a grand picture
【动物浮世绘】娜女子/鼻尖点亮的世界
dòng wù fú shì huì 娜 nǚ zǐ bí jiān diǎn liàng de shì jiè
【Animal Ukiyo-e】Na Woman/The World of the Tip of the Nose
范逸臣寒风守候 田中千绘甜喊很幸福
fàn yì chén hán fēng shǒu hòu tián zhōng qiān huì tián hǎn hěn xìng fú
Fan Yichen waited in the cold wind, and Chie Tanaka shouted sweetly that he was very happy
田中千绘恋情曾掀波 冻卵细节首次曝光
tián zhōng qiān huì liàn qíng céng xiān bō dòng luǎn xì jié shǒu cì pù guāng
Chie Tanaka's love affair once made waves, and the details of egg freezing were exposed for the first time
...卷春风三地书 2026福建省春节联欢晚会绘万里风..
. . . juǎn chūn fēng sān dì shū 2 0 2 6 fú jiàn shěng chūn jié lián huān wǎn huì huì wàn lǐ fēng . .
... Scroll the Spring Breeze Three Places Book 2026 Fujian Spring Festival Gala Paints Ten Thousand Miles of Wind:
她用绘画来装饰墙。
Tā yòng huìhuà lái zhuāngshì qiáng.
She decorated the wall with pictures.
她对绘画有很好的鉴赏力。
Tā duì huìhuà yǒu hěn hǎo de jiànshǎnglì.
She's got a good eye for paintings.
我不是诗人,无法用一行文字描绘它的美丽。
Wǒ bù shì shīrén, wúfǎ yòng yīxíng wénzì miáohuì tā de měilì.
I'm not a poet; I couldn't write a single line to depict its beauty.
汤姆从他的绘画本上撕下了一页。
Tāngmǔ cóng tā de huìhuà běn shàng sī xià le yī yè.
Tom ripped a page out of his sketch book.
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 绘 (huì) mean in Chinese?
How many strokes does 绘 have?
What is the radical of 绘?
What are the components of 绘?
What are common words containing 绘?
What characters sound the same as 绘 (huì)?
Is 绘 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Practice writing 绘 with real-time feedback
Trace stroke sequences, hear native pronunciation, and build lasting retention with spaced repetition in the HanziFeed app.