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Characters, words, pinyin or English

划 huà to row or paddle a boat

to row or paddle a boat; to scratch; to plan

How to remember 划: 戈 dagger + 刂 knife = to row or paddle a boat. At camp the scout packs a toy dagger and a pocket knife, but the first lesson is how to row or paddle a boat.

  • 522. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 刀

Component breakdown

划 = 戈 dagger + 刂 knife

  • 戈 dagger
  • 刂 knife
The Gushi story

At camp the scout packs a toy dagger and a pocket knife, but the first lesson is how to row or paddle a boat.

How it is used

  • Two readings. huà = to plan / delimit - 计划 (jìhuà) plan, 规划 (guīhuà) draw up a plan, 划分 (huàfēn) divide up, 策划 (cèhuà) plot.
  • huá = to paddle / scratch / be worth it - 划船 (huá chuán) row a boat, 划算 (huásuàn) be a good deal, 划得来 (huádelái) worth it.
  • 划算/划得来 are handy everyday judgments about whether something is worth the cost.

Words with 划

Example sentences

  • 球场上划有白线。 Qiúchǎng shàng huà yǒu bái xiàn.There are white lines drawn on the field.
  • 我计划周末去旅行。 Wǒ jìhuà zhōumò qù lǚxíng.I plan to take a trip on the weekend.
  • 一切都按照计划进行。 Yíqiè dōu ànzhào jìhuà jìnxíng.Everything is underway according to plan.