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画轴

huà zhóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
character scroll / scroll painting
Sources & editorial notes

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-6711571c40f7b6d7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

畫軸 画轴 [hua4 zhou2] /character scroll/scroll painting/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 畫軸

  • 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])

  • 轴
    zhóu

    axis / axle / spool (for thread) / roller (for scrolls) / classifier for calligraphy rolls etc

    zhòu

    used in 壓軸|压轴[yā zhòu] / Taiwan pr. [zhóu]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.