划归 (huà guī) — to put under (sb.'s administration); to incorporate into

Definition

Formal/written verb meaning to assign an organization or territory to another's jurisdiction. Often used in 被 constructions (e.g. 被划归到) for administrative reorganization.

verb
to put under (sb.'s administration)to incorporate into

Examples

  • 划归。
    Zhè ge shěng bèi huà guī dào xīn de jīng jì qū.
    This province was incorporated into the new economic zone.
  • 划归。
    Nà ge bù mén yǐ jīng huà guī zǒng bù guǎn lǐ.
    That department has been put under headquarters' management.
  • 划归。
    Zhè piàn sēn lín jiāng huà guī guó jiā gōng yuán guǎn lǐ.
    This forest will be placed under national park management.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

划huàassign
归guīattach

划 (assign) and 归 (attach) combine to mean put something under someone's administration.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāo
Sound part声符shēngfú
戈
戈gē划huá
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

划 is made of 刀, a knife, and 戈, a weapon. The 戈 part gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歸; 归 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤ancient form of {{zh-l|*師|troops}}
  • 帚帚zhǒubroom; sweep

The traditional form 歸 combines 𠂤 (troops) and 帚 (broom; sweep) to show sweeping away an enemy and returning; the simplified 归 is a later abbreviation.

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