划

huá
#522 most
frequent character
transfer, assign, differenciate
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

划 has 刂 knife as meaning part and 戈 gē as sound part. Read huá, it first meant 'to row with an oar', then grew to 'count, tally' and 'calculate'. Read huà, it first meant 'cut in two', then grew to 'divide', 'plan', and 'project'.

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Example Sentences

我想划分这些任务。
wǒxiǎng huàfēn zhèixiē rènwù 。
I want to assign these tasks.
我们需要划清责任。
wǒmen xūyào huá qīng zérèn 。
We need to differentiate the responsibilities.
他正在划分不同的颜色。
tā zhèngzài huàfēn bùtóng de yánsè 。
He is differentiating between different colors.

Same Characters, Different Readings

划huá
transfer, assign, differenciate
划huà
to delimit, to transfer, to assign

Words with similar meanings

分配fēnpèi
allocate
分配 (fēnpèi) refers to distributing tasks or resources rather than just differentiating them.
区分qūfēn
distinguish
区分 (qūfēn) emphasizes the action of recognizing differences between items.

Homophones

划huá
transfer, assign, differenciate
滑huá
slippery
华huá
magnificent, splendid, flowery

Words Starting With 划

划船huá chuán
to row a boat; rowing boat; rowing (sport)

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