Chinese symbol for “cut”
划
huá
Traditional: 劃
to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cut is 划 (huá), defined as: to cut; to slash; to scratch (cut into the surface of sth); to strike (a match).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “cut”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 切 | qiē | to cut; to slice; to carve; (math.) tangential |
| 割 | gē | to cut; to cut apart |
| 切割 | qiē gē | to cut |
| 缩减 (縮減) | suō jiǎn | to cut; to reduce |
| 开凿 (開鑿) | kāi záo | to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 划.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 计划 (計劃) | jì huà | plan; project |
| 规划 (規劃) | guī huà | to draw up a plan; to map out a program; a plan; a program |
| 划分 (劃分) | huà fēn | to divide up; to partition |
| 行政区划 (行政區劃) | xíng zhèng qū huà | administrative subdivision |
| 策划 (策劃) | cè huà | to plot; to scheme |
| 区划 (區劃) | qū huà | subdivision (e.g. of provinces into counties) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cut”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.