Definition

1. Noun:
   • Drawing: The art, technique, or practice of creating images by making marks on a surface, typically with pencils, pens, charcoal, or other dry media. It emphasizes form, line, and shading, often as a foundational skill in the visual arts.
   • Illustration / Graphic Art: Can refer to a drawn image used to explain, decorate, or visually represent a concept, often in publications, design, or technical contexts.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy học hình họa ở trường nghệ thuật. (She studies drawing at art school.)
  • Cuốn sách này có nhiều hình họa minh họa rất đẹp. (This book has many beautiful illustrative drawings.)
  • Hình họa là môn học cơ bản cho họa sĩ. (Drawing is a fundamental subject for painters.)

Advanced Usage

• "hình họa kỹ thuật": technical drawing.
  • Anh ấy chuyên về hình họa kỹ thuật trong ngành xây dựng. (He specializes in technical drawing in the construction industry.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vẽ hình họa (v): to practice drawing, to draw from observation.

  • Sinh viên đang vẽ hình họa tĩnh vật. (The students are drawing a still life.)

• Họa sĩ hình họa (n): a draftsman, an illustrator.

  • Ông ấy là một họa sĩ hình họa nổi tiếng. (He is a famous illustrator.)

Synonyms

• Sketching: making a quick, rough drawing.
• Drafting: the act of drawing, especially technical plans.
• Illustration: a picture that explains or decorates.

Related Terms

• Phác thảo (n/v): sketch; to sketch. This is often a quicker, less finished stage than "hình họa."
• Đồ họa (n): graphics. This is a broader term that can include digital graphics, print design, and often implies a finished, possibly digital, product.

1. Drawing