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划(劃) huà plan - Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical is 刀 dāo “knife,” which is written 刂 when occurring at the right-hand side of a character. This radical is referred to colloquially as 立刀 lìdāo “standing knife.” Phonetic of the traditional form is 畫 huà. Distinguish traditional 劃 from traditional 畫 huà and traditional 書 shū.
Examples
- 计划 (計劃) jìhua plan [N/V]
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler