涂鸦

塗鴉
túyā
  1. graffiti
  2. scrawl
  3. poor calligraphy
  4. to write badly
  5. to scribble

CEDICT

  1. (often humble) to write (characters, calligraphy) or draw (painting) in a casual, poor or unaesthetic manner; to scrawl; to scribble
  2. to write (characters, calligraphy) or draw (painting) in a casual, poor or unaesthetic manner; to scrawl; to scribble
  3. to write graffiti; to graffiti; to vandalise

Wiktionary

  1. 幼儿不懂事，乱涂诗书，墨色如鸦。语本唐．卢仝〈示添丁〉诗：「忽来桉上翻墨计，涂抹诗书如老鸦。」形容毛笔字的拙劣。亦用以谦称自己的作文写字、绘画或书法方面的拙劣，技巧不成熟。《聊斋志异．卷一．娇娜》：「小子初学涂鸦，勿以友故，行辈视之也。」《镜花缘．第二二回》：「晚生倘稍通文墨，今得幸遇代鸿儒，尚却勉强涂鸦，以求指教，岂肯自暴自弃。」
  2. 写作或绘画。

重編國語辭典

  1. 在纸上漫不经心或是任由想像力随意描绘
  2. 自己的写作、绘画、书法方面的技巧拙劣

維基詞典

Entry Composition

=1 涂 tú
  1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. to smear
  3. to daub
  4. to blot out
  5. to scribble
  6. to scrawl
  7. (literary) mud
  8. street
=1 涂 tú variant of 途 tú
=2 鸦 yā crow
=2 鸦 yā variant of 鸦 yā

Related entries

涂鸭 túyā
  1. variant of 涂鸦 túyā
  2. graffiti
  3. scrawl
  4. poor calligraphy
  5. to write badly
  6. to scribble
涂写 túxiě
  1. to daub
  2. to scribble (graffiti)
涂 tú
  1. to apply (paint etc)
  2. to smear
  3. to daub
  4. to blot out
  5. to scribble
  6. to scrawl
  7. (literary) mud
  8. street
涂点防晒吧。

Put on some sunscreen.

Source: Tatoeba