刻画

刻畫
kèhuà
verb #26,822

Meanings

  1. 1 to portray
  2. 2 to depict
  3. 3 to describe vividly

Examples

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō xìnì de kèhuà le rénwù de nèixīn shìjiè.
This novel vividly portrays the inner world of its characters.
Huàjiā yòng jǐ bǐ jiù kèhuà chū le lǎorén de cāngsāng.
With just a few strokes, the painter depicted the old man's weathered life experience.

Tips

usage
刻画 implies a careful, detailed rendering — often used in literary or artistic contexts to describe how a character or scene is brought to life. It conveys more precision than simply 描写.

Stroke Order

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