Keyword
to depict
- to copy
- to sketch
- to trace
- Frequency
- #1160
- Strokes
- 11
Readings
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Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 苗 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
描述
to describe; description
描写
to describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
描绘
to describe; to depict; to portray
扫描
to scan
素描
sketch
描
to depict; to trace (a drawing); to copy; to touch up
轻描淡写
(idiom) to treat sth as no big deal; to downplay; to understate
扫描仪
scanner (device)
描画
to draw; to describe
扫描器
scanner
描摹
to trace over; to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc); (fig.) to describe; to portray
白描
line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style; simple and straightforward style of writing
描金
to outline in gold
断层扫描
CT scan (computed tomography scan)
越描越黑
lit. the more you touch things up, the darker they get; fig. to only make matters worse
描图
to trace
描红
to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write); paper printed with red characters to trace over
逐行扫描
progressive scanning
隔行扫描
interlaced scanning
人物描写
portrayal