刻画

刻畫
kèhuà
verb #26,822

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō xìnì de kèhuà le rénwù de nèixīn shìjiè.
This novel vividly portrays the inner world of its characters.
HSK 7-9
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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