to cut; to scratch (a surface); to row; to paddle (a boat); to be worthwhile (划算)
划 cuts and rows with huá (划船 'row a boat', 划算 'good value'), and divides or plans with huà (划分, 计划).
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级, 三级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意，从刂、从戈 — the dagger-axe with the standing knife.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to cut; to scratch (a surface); to row; to paddle (a boat); to be worthwhile (划算)
划 cuts and rows with huá (划船 'row a boat', 划算 'good value'), and divides or plans with huà (划分, 计划).
ZDIC: 会意，从刂、从戈 — the dagger-axe with the standing knife.
LEFT: THE DAGGER-AXE PIECE (ZDIC 从戈) — ITS BLADE EDGE GIVES THE CUTTING IDEA
dagger-axe; an old weapon
A standalone character; the weapon piece named by ZDIC in 找.
In 划: left: the dagger-axe piece (ZDIC 从戈) — its blade edge gives the cutting idea An old weapon (see the shared glossary entry for 戈).
RIGHT: THE STANDING-KNIFE RADICAL (ZDIC 从刂) — THE CUTTING EDGE
the vertical knife radical (from 刀)
A bound radical form on the right of many characters; not a standalone word.
In 划: right: the standing-knife radical (ZDIC 从刂) — the cutting edge The right-side form of 刀; not a standalone page.
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