刻画

Traditional (Taiwan): 刻畫

kèhuà ㄎㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

    • to portray

Character by character

Classifiers (measure words)

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 描画 miáohuà
    • 描画轮廓 to sketch an outline
  • 描绘 miáohuì
    • 描绘蓝图 to sketch out a blueprint
    • 描绘景色 to depict scenery

Telling them apart

刻画 is typically used for literature and art, portraying characters and their personalities in depth. 描绘 is about depicting outward appearance, usually scenes, views and objects, either in words or with colour and line.

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