畫院
Chinese
    
| draw; picture; painting | courtyard; institution | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (畫院) | 畫 | 院 | |
| simp. (画院) | 画 | 院 | |
| Literally: “painting institute”. | |||
Pronunciation
    
Noun
    
畫院
- (historical) an division of a Chinese imperial household that recruits, maintains and commissions work to court painters
- a institute specializes in studying traditional Chinese painting
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