划 meaning and stroke order
To row; to paddle; profitable
How to write 划, stroke by stroke
6 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 划
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to row
- to paddle
- profitable
- worth (the effort)
- it pays (to do sth)
- to cut
- to delimit
- to transfer
- to assign
- to plan
- to draw (a line)
- stroke of a Chinese character
How 划 is built
Components of the character.
Radical: 刂 (knife), shared by 71 characters on this site.
How to remember 划
划 combines 戈 (gē, a dagger-axe) with 刂, the knife radical. Two blades side by side suggest cutting or scratching a line, and a line drawn through water is rowing, while a line drawn on a map is a plan.
Read huá for rowing and for things being worth it, as in 划船 (huáchuán) and 划算 (huásuàn). Read huà for planning, dividing and drawing lines, as in 计划 (jìhuà) and 划分 (huàfēn). Example: 这个价格很划算。(Zhège jiàgé hěn huásuàn.) This price is a good deal.
Common mistake: Learners often say jìhuá for 计划, but it is fourth tone: jìhuà. Learners also confuse 划 with 刬 or 戈, so remember that 划 has the 戈 part on the left and 刂 on the right.
Common words with 划
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 计划 | jìhuà | plan; project | HSK 2 |
| 划船 | huáchuán | to row a boat; rowing; boating | HSK 3 |
| 规划 | guīhuà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program | HSK 5 |
| 划分 | huàfēn | to divide up; to partition | HSK 5 |
| 策划 | cèhuà | to plot; to scheme | HSK 6 |
| 划算 | huásuàn | to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons) | HSK 7-9 |
| 筹划 | chóuhuà | to plan and prepare | HSK 7-9 |
| 划时代 | huàshídài | epoch-marking | HSK 7-9 |
| 谋划 | móuhuà | to scheme; to plot | |
| 划伤 | huáshāng | to damage by scratching; to gash | |
| 划掉 | huàdiào | to cross out; to cross off | |
| 划过 | huáguò | (of a meteor etc) to streak across (the sky); (of a searchlight, lightning etc) to play ac | |
| 企划 | qǐhuà | to plan (a project) | |
| 划艇 | huátǐng | rowing boat; racing row-boat |
划 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 划
How many strokes are in 划?
划 is written with 6 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 划 mean?
划 (huá) means to row; to paddle; profitable. A common word with it is 计划 (jìhuà), meaning "plan; project".
How do you pronounce 划?
划 has more than one reading: huá and huà. The most common is huá, said in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 划?
The radical of 划 is 刂, which carries the idea of "knife". Dictionaries list 划 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 划?
The traditional form of 划 is 劃. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 划 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 划 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 划 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
How do I know whether to read 划 as huá or huà?
Use huá for physical motion through water, for scratching, and for being worth it, as in 划船 and 划算. Use huà for planning, assigning, dividing or drawing, as in 计划, 规划 and 划分.
Can 划 mean a stroke of a Chinese character?
Yes. In the huà reading it can mean a character stroke. This is the same sense as drawing a line, which is why 划 appears in planning and boundary words too.