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划 (huà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

also read as:
huá to row

划 (huà) is a Chinese word: to scratch; to cut. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 划

动 dòng verb

to scratch; to cut

她不小心划破了手。

tā bù xiǎo xīn huà pò le shǒu

She accidentally cut her hand.

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Word breakdown

划 huà — to scratch; to cut

Words with this character (7)
  • 1 计划 jì huà — plan HSK 4
    • 计 to calculate, to reckon (the intellectual aspect of planning)
    • 划 to delimit, to draw out (the organizational aspect of planning)
    Example

    我们需要制定一个详细的计划。

    wǒ men xū yào zhì dìng yí gè xiáng xì de jì huà

    We need to formulate a detailed plan.

  • 2 划分 huà fēn — divide, demarcate HSK 6
    • 划 to draw lines, to mark out boundaries
    • 分 to separate, to divide into parts
    Example

    政府将这个地区划分为三个行政区。

    zhèng fǔ jiāng zhè ge dì qū huà fēn wéi sān ge xíng zhèng qū

    The government divided this area into three administrative districts.

  • 3 策划 cè huà — to plan; to devise; planning HSK 6
    • 策 strategy; scheme (the conceptual aspect)
    • 划 to delineate; to draw up (the execution aspect)
    Example

    我们正在策划一个大型活动。

    wǒ men zhèng zài cè huà yí ge dà xíng huó dòng

    We are planning a large-scale event.

  • 4 规划 guī huà — plan; planning HSK 6
    • 规 regulation, standard; systematic approach
    • 划 to delimit, to map out, to draw
    Example

    我们需要制定一个长期规划。

    wǒ men xū yào zhì dìng yí ge cháng qī guī huà

    We need to formulate a long-term plan.

  • 5 划时代 huà shí dài — epoch-making HSK 7
    • 划 to divide, to mark
    • 时 time
    • 代 era, generation
    Example

    这是一项划时代的发明。

    zhè shì yī xiàng huà shí dài de fā míng

    This is an epoch-making invention.

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Structure & writing
1 划 huà — to divide; to differentiate
Xpinyin

划 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 戈 gē — ancient hooked weapon with a metal head and bamboo or wooden handle
戈 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
找 zhǎo to look for; to seek out
HSK 3
戏 xì to play; to frolic 或 huò perhaps; maybe
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 戴 dài to wear or put on (something on the head or body)
HSK 5
战 zhàn war; battle; combat 裁 cái to arrange and select (mostly used in literary arts)
HSK 6
戒 jiè to guard against; to be vigilant 截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender)
HSK 7
伐 fá to chop (a tree); to fell 戳 chuō stamp; seal (–子, –儿) 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants)
1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

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