划

劃
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

他刚刚划了一个新项目。
tā gānggāng huále yígè xīn xiàngmù 。
He just assigned a new project.
我们需要划分这些任务。
wǒmen xūyào huàfēn zhèixiē rènwù 。
We need to differentiate these tasks.
请划清楚你的观点。
qǐng huá qīngchǔ nǐde guāndiǎn 。
Please clarify your viewpoint.

Words with similar meanings

分fēn
to divide
More general in use, can refer to dividing in various contexts.
区别qūbié
to differentiate
Similar in meaning, more focused on distinguishing between items.

Words Starting With 划

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

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