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划 (huà): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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划 (huà / huá): To assign — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 划

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How to write 划 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

划has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

huà

to assign

verbHSK 5 HSK 3.0 · L6

huá

to row; to scratch; worthwhile

verb

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 划

划 stroke order diagram

4.

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Left-Right

划

划=

5.

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6.

How to Use 划

Planning and scheming

In planning words, 划 (huà) refers to making plans or schemes.

计划 • jì huà • plan • HSK 4

HSK 4

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 划

划算 • huá suàn • Profitable / to be worth it

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huá划

suàn

8.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

dì地

tú图

shàng上

huà划

le

Information

Pinyinhuà / huá

Meaningto assign

Strokes6

Radical刂

Traditional劃

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#715

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄚˋ

UnicodeU+5212

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HSK 3.0 · L5

A '戈' (spear) and '刂' (knife) together — to row, plan, or delineate, as if marking with tools.

jì计

huà划

plan

策划 • cè huà • plan; plot; scheme • HSK 6

HSK 6

cè策

huà划

plan; plot; scheme

规划 • guī huà • planning; programming; project • HSK 6

HSK 6

guī规

huà划

planning; programming; project

筹划 • chóu huà • plan / scheme • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chóu筹

huà划

plan / scheme

Dividing and defining

divide/partition/define

In dividing words, 划 (huà) separates areas, categories, or concepts.

划分 • huà fēn • divide; partition • HSK 6

HSK 6

huà划

fēn分

divide; partition

谋划 • móu huà • plan • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

móu谋

huà划

plan

算

Profitable / to be worth it

划不来 • huá bù lái • Not worth it

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huá划

bù不

lái来

Not worth it

划得来 • huá de lái • It's worth it.

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huá划

de得

lái来

It's worth it.

划时代 • huà shí dài • Mark an era / Epoch-making

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huà划

shí时

dài代

Mark an era / Epoch-making

了

yī一

tiáo条

xīn新

de的

biān边

jiè界

xiàn线

。

He drew a new border line on the map.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

de的

hú湖

shàng上

huá划

chuán船

。

We go rowing on the lake in the park on the weekend.

wǒ我

men们

zhì制

dìng定

le了

xiáng详

xì细

de的

xué学

xí习

jì计

huà划

。

We made a detailed study plan

lǎo老

shī师

bǎ把

xué学

shēng生

huà划

fēn分

chéng成

jǐ几

gè个

xiǎo小

zǔ组

。

The teacher divided the students into several groups

zhè这

ge个

jià价

gé格

mǎi买

zhè这

me么

duō多

dōng东

xī西

hěn很

huá划

suàn算

。

It's very worthwhile to buy so many things at this price

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