绘 huì to sketch
to sketch; to paint; to draw
How to remember 绘: 纟 thread + 会 can = to sketch. With red thread and a needle, Grandma shows her grandson she can still do what she loves most, to sketch.
Component breakdown
绘 = 纟 thread + 会 can
- 纟 thread
- 会 can
- 亼 combine
- 𠫔 arrow landing
With red thread and a needle, Grandma shows her grandson she can still do what she loves most, to sketch.
How it is used
- To draw/paint - 绘画 (huìhuà) drawing/painting, 绘制 (huìzhì) to draw/produce (a map, chart), 描绘 (miáohuì) to depict/portray.
- 描绘 extends to vivid verbal depiction: 描绘未来 to paint a picture of the future.
- 绘声绘色 (huìshēng-huìsè) = vivid and lifelike (of a description/telling).
- 手绘 (shǒuhuì) = hand-drawn.