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山水画

shān shuǐ huàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
landscape painting
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4d810129fb5c7591. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

山水畫 山水画 [shan1 shui3 hua4] /landscape painting/

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Other forms in these source records: 山水畫

  • 山
    shān

    mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò]) / (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on

    Shān

    surname Shan

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 画
    huà

    to draw; to paint / picture; painting (CL:幅[fú],張|张[zhāng]) / to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[huà]) / stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[huà]) / (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[huà])

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