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paddle

HSK 4
huà, huá
カ、ゲ
さおさ.す、かま、さ.く
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 戈 represents the sound. In simplified Chinese 划 is also used to mean "cut, delimit, draw", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character 劃.
Components
Phonetic component
halberd
halberd, spear, lance
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Meaning component
dāo knife (side)
knife
刂 is a component form of 刀.
Notes
Chinese
[huá]
to row; to paddle; profitable; worth (the effort); it pays (to do sth)
/ [huá]
to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match)
/ [huà]
to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character
Example Sentences