Character data

HSK 4

FREQUENCY 1067th character

RADICAL ⼑ (18.0)

STROKES 2

INDEX # 18

刀 dāo

knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs

HSK 4 #1067

Character data

HSK	4
Frequency	1067th character
Radical	⼑ (18.0)
Strokes	2
Index #	18

Definitions

刀 dāo

1. knife
2. blade
3. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
4. (slang) dollar (loanword)
5. single-edged sword
6. cutlass
7. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
8. surname Dao
9. CL 把bǎ

Stroke order

Words containing 刀

Word	Meaning
刀背 dāo bèi	back of the knife
水果刀 shuǐ guǒ dāo	fruit knife; paring knife
刀光血影 dāo guāng xuè yǐng	massacre
刀斧手 dāo fǔ shǒu	lictor
刀耕火种 dāo gēng huǒ zhòng	slash and burn (agriculture)
一刀兩斷 yī dāo liǎng duàn	fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu	fig. to be at sb's mercy
人為刀俎，我為魚肉 rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu	fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén	to get sb else to do one's dirty work
借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén	to get sb else to do one's dirty work
侧刀旁 cè dāo páng	name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到dào, 利lì, 别bié etc
側刀旁 cè dāo páng	name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到dào, 利lì, 别bié etc
兩肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo	be ready to risk life for a friend
两面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo	double dealing and back stabbing
兩面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo	double dealing and back stabbing
凶刀 xiōng dāo	murder weapon (i.e. knife)
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu	keep learning or you fall behind
刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu	without study you fall behind; keep learning
刀俎 dāo zǔ	sacrificial knife and altar
刀刺 dāo cì	to stab; to attack with knife
刀刺性痛 dāo cì xìng tòng	lancing pain
刀削麵 dāo xiāo miàn	knife-shaved noodles
刀劍 dāo jiàn	sword
刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ba ， dòu fu xīn	harsh words but kind heart
刀子嘴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ， dòu fu xīn	to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

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