The story of 劃

plan, delimit

劃 is composed of 畫(to draw, picture) and the BuShou of 刀(knife). 畫 depicts a hand holding a pen drawing the borders of fields, which has already had the meaning of planning or delimitation, a knife is a tool for cutting or dividing, the division of a field can be seen as planning or delimitation.

Vocabulary of 劃

  • 規劃 (to map out
  • to delimit)
  • 計劃 (to plan)

Classification

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