TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
划
划 ＝ 刂 ＋ 戈
ㄏㄨㄚˊ · huá
verb — to row, paddle; to be worth it, to pay off
字源 FORM — what the parts do
刂義a knife, the cutting stroke
戈形a dagger-axe — its blade by the knife
A blade (戈) and a knife (刂) cut a stroke through — the oar pulled across the water, 划船、划水. From a clean stroke that pays off, 划算.
意 · Meanings
(本義)划船、划水— to row, paddle常用
→划算、合算— to be worth it, pay off
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
劃＝ 畫 ＋ huàthe heavier twin — 劃 sets 畫 (to draw a line) beside the knife for "to mark off, to plan"; 划 keeps the lighter oar-stroke戈gēthe dagger-axe alone — 划 adds the knife to its side