划 (huà) — to draw (a line); to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to make (a plan)
Definition
划 (huà) covers 'to draw/mark a line' and 'to transfer/assign money' — the line-drawing sense overlaps with 画, but 划 is the lines/marks/boundaries verb, while 画 is the picture/painting verb.
verb
to draw (a line)to delimitto transferto assignto planto make (a plan)
Examples
- 划。Tā zài zhǐ shàng huà le yì tiáo xiàn.He drew a line on the paper.
- 划。Qǐng bǎ qián huà dào wǒ de zhàng hù.Please transfer the money to my account.
- 。Wǒ men jì huà le yí gè xiáng xì de fāng àn.We made a detailed plan.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
划 is made of 刀, a knife, and 戈, a weapon. The 戈 part gives the sound.
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