| 類別 | 代表函數 | 用途 |
| 畫筆/刷子創建 | CreatePen, CreatePenIndirect | 創建邏輯畫筆(樣式/寬度/顏色) |
| CreateSolidBrush, CreateHatchBrush | 創建實心/斜紋刷子 |
| CreatePatternBrush, CreateDIBPatternBrush | 位圖樣式刷子 |
| 基本繪圖 | LineTo, MoveToEx, Polyline, PolyPolyline | 線條/折線繪製 |
| Rectangle, Ellipse, RoundRect, Polygon, Pie, Chord | 填充/邊框圖形 |
| 路徑操作 | BeginPath, EndPath, CloseFigure | 路徑定義 |
| StrokePath, FillPath, StrokeAndFillPath, WidenPath, FlattenPath | 路徑渲染/轉換 |
| 區域/剪裁 | SelectClipPath, PathToRegion | 路徑轉區域/剪裁 |
| ExtCreatePen | 擴展畫筆(幾何/裝飾) |
| 元文件 | CreateMetaFile, CloseMetaFile, PlayMetaFile | 標準元文件記錄/回放 |
| CreateEnhMetaFile, CloseEnhMetaFile, PlayEnhMetaFile | 增強元文件(支持更多屬性) |
| 文本/字體 | TextOut, ExtTextOut, DrawText, GetTextMetrics | 文本輸出與度量 |
| 像素/填充 | SetPixel, GetPixel, FloodFill, ExtFloodFill, FillRect, FrameRect, InvertRect | 像素級操作與區域填充 |
| 坐標/映射 | SetViewportOrgEx, SetWindowOrgEx, DPtoLP, LPtoDP | 設備/邏輯坐標轉換 |
| 狀態屬性 | Get/SetBkColor, Get/SetBkMode, Get/SetROP2, Get/SetPolyFillMode, Get/SetMiterLimit | 繪圖模式屬性獲取設置 |
| 對象管理 | SelectObject, DeleteObject, GetCurrentObject, GetObjectType, GetStockObject | GDI 對象選入/刪除/查詢 |