huà
画字
divide; demarcate; make a mark (dialectal)
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesverb
to make one's mark (especially a cross); to sign (dialectal)
dialectThis sense is primarily used in dialectal or historical contexts to refer to signing with a mark, typically a cross, when one is illiterate or in informal agreements.
Tā他
bú不
huì会
xiě写
zì字
，
zhǐ只
néng能
zài在
jiè借
jù据
shàng上
huà画
gè个
zì字
。
He can't write, so he can only make a mark on the IOU.
Àn按
lǎo老
guī规
ju矩
，
huà画
gè个
shí十
zì字
jiù就
suàn算
tóng同
yì意
le了
。
According to the old custom, drawing a cross counts as agreement.