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CHINESE CHARACTER

huà

划

划

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to cut

Numbered pinyin
hua4
English meanings
to cut, to slash, to scratch (cut into the surface of sth), to strike (a match), to delimit, to transfer, to assign, to plan, to draw (a line), stroke of a Chinese character

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 戈; right 刂.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰戈刂

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    huáchuán划船。

    Row a boat.

  2. 02

    huà划pò破shǒu手。

    Cut the hand.

  3. 03

    jìhuà计划。

    A plan.

  4. 04

    huàfēn划分。

    Divide.

  5. 05

    huà划yī一xià下。

    Strike a match.

  6. 06

    huà划qīng清jièxiàn界线。

    Draw a clear line.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 划分
  • 划时代
  • 划算
  • 划船
  • 策划
  • 筹划
  • 规划
  • 计划