(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

  • Tā zài zhǐ shàng huà le yì tiáo xiàn.
    He drew a line on the paper.
  • 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.

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