剜 Stroke Order — How to Write 剜

剜 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 刂, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

剜 Radical and Character Components

Components:宛刂

剜 is a phono-semantic compound: 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, while 宛 indicates the sound.

Radical: 刂 + 8 more strokes

剜 Pronunciation and Pinyin

wān

Meanings of 剜 in Chinese

wān剜

To cut out or scoop out, often implying a detrimental action for a temporary solution, similar to 'cutting flesh to mend a sore'.

经理提出一个剜掉预算以应付短期危机的方案，但大家觉得这会损害长期发展。

The manager proposed a plan to cut into the budget to deal with the short-term crisis, but everyone felt it would harm long-term development.

Common Words and Phrases with 剜

wān剜ròu肉bǔ补chuāng疮

To solve one problem by creating another, often worse, one; a short-sighted, temporary fix that ultimately causes more harm, akin to cutting one's own flesh to cure a boil.

为了让短期的财务报表看起来好看，公司竟然采取了这种‘剜肉补疮’的策略，结果反而损害了企业的长远发展。

To make its short-term financial reports look appealing, the company surprisingly adopted a 'cut flesh to mend a sore' (solving one problem by creating a worse one) strategy, which ultimately undermined its long-term corporate development.