划 (huá): to row, to paddle, profitable
划 (huá) is a Chinese character meaning “to row.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 戈 (structural) and 刂 (structural). It ranks #522 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- to row
- to paddle
- profitable
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 划
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 计划noun/verb | jì huà | plan | 4 |
| 策划verb | cè huà | to plot | 6 |
| 规划noun/verb | guī huà | to draw up a plan | 6 |
| 划分verb | huà fēn | to divide up | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 划船verb | huá chuán | to row a boat |
| 筹划verb | chóu huà | to plan and prepare |
| 划痕noun | huá hén | a scratch |
| 划算adjective | huá suàn | to calculate |
| 划伤 | huá shāng | to damage by scratching |
| 谋划verb | móu huà | to scheme |
| 划破 | huá pò | to cut open |
| 划清verb | huà qīng | to make a clear distinction |
| 策划人 | cè huà rén | sponsor |
| 比划 | bǐ hua | to gesture |
| 计划生育noun | jì huà shēng yù | family planning |
| 划桨verb | huá jiǎng | to paddle |
| 划艇noun | huá tǐng | rowing boat |
| 出谋划策phrase | chū móu huà cè | to put forward plans and ideas (also derogatory) |
| 皮划艇noun | pí huá tǐng | canoes and kayaks |
划 appears in 85 compound words: 41 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 划 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
我们需要制定一个详细的计划，确保项目按时完成。
Wǒmen xūyào zhìdìng yī gè xiángxì de jìhuà, quèbǎo xiàngmù ànshí wánchéng.
We need to make a detailed plan to ensure the project is completed on time.
美TSA:机场安检PreCheck计划继续运行
měi T S A : jī chǎng ān jiǎn P r e C h e c k jì huá jì xù yùn háng
TSA: The airport security PreCheck program continues to operate
女演员表演突发意外,绳子卡住致其无法按计划动作,坚..
nǚ yǎn yuán biǎo yǎn tū fā yì wài , shéng zǐ kǎ zhù zhì qí mó fǎ àn jì huá dòng zuò , jiān . .
The actress had an accident during her performance, and the rope got stuck, preventing her from performing as planned...
温暖守护特别策划:良田与奶奶的“十年之约”
wēn nuǎn shǒu hù tè bié cè huá liáng tián yú nǎi nǎi de shí nián zhī yāo
Warm Guardian Special Program: Yoshida's "Ten-Year Pact" with Grandma
西部数据计划出售部分闪迪股份,筹资31.7亿美元
xī bù shǔ jù jì huá chū shòu bù fēn shǎn dí gǔ fèn , chóu zī . yì měi yuán
Western Digital plans to sell some SanDisk shares to raise $3.17 billion
学习规划建议每日问答丨构建智能化军事体系
xué xí guī huá jiàn yì měi rì wèn dā 丨 gòu jiàn zhì néng huā jūn shì tī xì
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你赞成还是反对这个计划？
Nǐ zànchéng háishi fǎnduì zhège jìhuà?
Are you for or against the plan?
你执行你的计划了吗？
Nǐ zhíxíng nǐ de jìhuà le ma?
Did you carry out your plan?
你周末有什么计划？
Nǐ zhōumò yǒu shénme jìhuà?
What are your weekend plans?
你觉得这个计划怎么样？
Nǐ juéde zhège jìhuà zěnmeyàng?
What do you think about this plan?
Character Family
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