劃
to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match); to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character
Closest English meanings
divide·plan·stroke
The Calligrapher — Yán Zhēnqīng 颜真卿
Tang master of robust regular script; co-creator of the enduring 'Yan style'.
Tang calligrapher (709–784), master of regular script/running script — the Tang moral paragon whose upright, muscular regular script became the model of Chinese integrity in writing. Tang dynasty
Cultural Story
(Zhuge Liang, in the 隆中对, 谋划 the realm's split among three houses, reading the map as a man 劃 a line through the land. The character 劃 is the stroke that marks a plan on the surface. It names the thought laid out before the march begins.
Common words & phrases
- 计划 plan · planning
- 划分 divide · partition
- 划清 draw a clear line
- 谋划 plan · plot
Read the story behind the character
The 计划 fills the whiteboard. The ward 划分 the shifts by week. The line 划清 the two claims. He 谋划 the launch late. The word names the plan, the partition, and the clear line drawn on the page. The 计划 fills the whiteboard, the ward 划分 the shifts by week, and the line 划清 the two claims.
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