划

huá = hu + a2

to row / to paddle / profitable / worth (the effort) / it pays (to do sth)

划 = 刂 + 戈 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen Helga Horse is paddling in a small boat through a deadly sea of kitchen knives and spears.

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划

劃

huá = hu + a2

to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match)

Add a new mnemonic for 划 = 刂 + 戈

Add a new mnemonic for 劃 = 畫 + 刂

划 = 刂 + 戈 : Just inside the ashram's kitchen Helga Horse is paddling in a small boat through a deadly sea of kitchen knives and spears.

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划

劃

huà = hu + a4

to delimit / to transfer / to assign / to plan / to draw (a line) / stroke of a Chinese character

Add a new mnemonic for 划 = 刂 + 戈

Add a new mnemonic for 劃 = 畫 + 刂

划 character breakdown

划
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 戈
  - 丿
  - 弋

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

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刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

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戈

ge̅ = g + e1

surname Ge

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戈

ge̅ = g + e1

dagger-axe / abbr. for 戈瑞[ge1 rui4] / (Tw) abbr. for 戈雷[ge1 lei2]

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戈 = 丿 + 弋 : Guy Fawkes (g) practises his archery skills in front of the elevator (e1). He uses a bow (弋) to shoot a spear (戈) right into a banana (丿).

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