描 miáo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 苗 sprouts
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
描绘
miáohuì
to depict
Characters in this word
绘 huì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 会 to assemble, to meet
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这部小说细致地描绘了海边小镇的生活。 Zhè bù xiǎoshuō xìzhì de miáohuì le hǎibiān xiǎozhèn de shēnghuó. This novel depicts life in a seaside town in great detail.
- 这幅画描绘了一个热闹的集市。 Zhè fú huà miáohuì le yí ge rènao de jíshì. This painting depicts a lively market.
- 他用温暖的文字描绘了童年的家。 Tā yòng wēnnuǎn de wénzì miáohuì le tóngnián de jiā. He portrayed the home of his childhood in warm words.
Related words
- 描述 miáoshù to describe
- 描写 miáoxiě to describe
- 扫描 sǎomiáo to scan
- 绘画 huìhuà to draw, to paint
- 绘声绘色 huìshēnghuìsè vivid and lifelike
- 绘制 huìzhì to draw; to chart; to map
- 文献 wénxiàn document, literature
- 档案 dàng'àn file, record
- 诗词 shīcí poetry
- 出示 chūshì to show, to present
- 印 yìn seal, stamp; to print
- 修订 xiūdìng to revise