Chinese Character 划 Meanings and components.

Form

划

Meaning

划 meaning[3] in English

To Row.

To Paddle.

Profitable.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 划 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Ge (戈) , and 'knife' radical in … (刂)

Its radical[1] is: 刀 (dao1) which means: Surname Dao, .刀dao1surname Dao

In cangjie it is written with ILN

How to write 划

To write划hua4to row you should write a combination of 戈ge1surname Ge , 刂dao1'knife' radical … arranged in a 吅 shape:

戈 + 刂 = 划

划 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 划 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 划, looks as follow:

划
Pinyin:hua4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Row . To Paddle . Profitable . Worth (The Effort) . It Pays (To Do Sth)
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
刂
Pinyin:dao1
Meaning[3]: 'Knife' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 18) . See Also 立刀旁[Li4 Dao1 Pang2] . See Also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[Ce4 Dao1 Pang2]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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