(huō) - to slit & to cut open

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huō | 15 strokes | radical:

· huō

to slit;

to cut open;

to pierce;

to hoe;

to till the soil.

to slitto cut opento pierce

Usage highlights

slit openhoe the groundpierce throughcutting tooltilling soil

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The surgeon made an incision (劐开) to perform the operation.
  • Farmers use a hoe (劐地) to break up the soil.
  • He pierced the leather with an awl (用锥子劐).

Collocations

  • slit open(劐开)
  • hoe the ground(劐地)
  • pierce through(劐透)
  • cutting tool(劐具)
  • tilling soil(劐土)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily an agricultural and tool-related character, associated with farming and manual labor.
  • The character structure combines 'dagger-axe' (戈) and 'pig' (豕), suggesting a tool for cutting or piercing animal hide or earth.

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