| 形容 | xíng róng | to describe / (literary) countenance / appearance | ![]() |
| 描写 | miáo xiě | to describe / to depict / to portray / depiction / portrayal | ![]() |
| 描绘 | miáo huì | to describe / to depict / to portray | ![]() |
| 描述 | miáo shù | to describe / description | ![]() |
| 言喻 | yán yù | to describe / to put into words | ![]() |
| 自诉 | zì sù | private prosecution (law) / (of a patient) to describe (one's symptoms) | ![]() |
| 描画 | miáo huà | to draw / to describe | ![]() |
| 名状 | míng zhuàng | to express / to describe | ![]() |
| 描摹 | miáo mó | to trace over / to take a copy (of a calligraphy, a painting etc) / (fig.) to describe / to portray | ![]() |
| 状 | zhuàng | (bound form) form / appearance / shape / (bound form) state / condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint / lawsuit / (bound form) certificate | ![]() |
| 摹画 | mó huà | to describe | ![]() |
| 着墨 | zhuó mò | to describe (in writing, applying ink) | ![]() |
