划伤

劃傷

huáshāng

verb #14,787

Meanings

1 to scratch (causing injury)
2 to gash
3 to lacerate

Characters

to scratch; to cut

wound; to injure

Examples

他被玻璃划伤了手指。

Tā bèi bōli huáshāng le shǒuzhǐ.

He cut his finger on broken glass.

小心别被树枝划伤。

Xiǎoxīn bié bèi shùzhī huáshāng.

Be careful not to get scratched by the branches.

Tips

mistakes

划 has two pronunciations: huá (to scratch, to row) and huà (to plan, to draw a line). In 划伤 it's huá — a scratching/cutting motion, not planning.

Stroke Order

划 huà

伤 shāng