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

Stroke order

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Words containing 刀

Word Meaning
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
knife work (food preparation)
tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
weapons; sword and spear
fig. invulnerable; impervious to criticism; thick-skinned
scar from a knife wound
writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
slash and burn (agriculture)
blade
blade
(dialect) mantis
blade (of a knife or sword)
Dao Lang, Chinese singer; Dolan people
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
torture tools; cruel torture or death
torture and death; cruel punishment
fig. torture; ancient instruments of torture
fig. torture; ancient instruments of torture
knives; cutlery
knives; cutlery
female warrior role in Chinese opera
female warrior role in Chinese opera
various species of cutlassfish