画家
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
画家 (huàjiā) · painter
画家 (huàjiā) means “painter; artist”. It is written with 2 characters: 画 (to draw) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 画家 is built
The characters
画 huà · to draw
What 画 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A painting on an easel; compare 畫, which includes the brush (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
家 jiā · home
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿wù — must not
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是一位画家。Tā shì yī wèi huàjiā.He is a painter.
你想当画家吗？Nǐ xiǎng dāng huàjiā ma?Do you want to be a painter?
Questions about 画家
What does 画家 mean?
画家 (huàjiā) means “painter; artist”.
How do you pronounce 画家?
画家 is pronounced huàjiā.
Which HSK level is 画家?
画家 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 画儿huàrpicture
- 图画túhuàpicture
- 动画片dònghuàpiàncartoon
- 画蛇添足huàshétiānzúto overdo it
- 漫画mànhuàcomic
- 画huàto draw
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
Learn 画家 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.