dāo

knife; old coin; measure

HSK 4 #1067

DEFINITIONS

刀 dāo
  • surname Dao
  • knife
  • blade
  • single-edged sword
  • cutlass
  • CL:把[ba3]
  • (slang) dollar (loanword)
  • classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  • classifier for knife cuts or stabs

STROKES

WORDS

山火海 dāo shān huǒ hǎi lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames; fig. extreme danger (idiom)
工 dāo gōng knife work (food preparation)
库 dāo kù tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
庫 dāo kù tool magazine (computer-aided manufacturing)
槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear; weapons
槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism
疤 dāo bā scar from a knife wound
笔 dāo bǐ writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
筆 dāo bǐ writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
耕火種 dāo gēng huǒ zhòng slash and burn (agriculture)
叶 dāo yè blade
葉 dāo yè blade
螂 dāo lang (dialect) mantis
身 dāo shēn blade (of a knife or sword)
郎 dāo láng Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
锯斧钺 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
锯鼎镬 dāo jù dǐng huò knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; fig. torture
鋸鼎鑊 dāo jù dǐng huò knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; fig. torture
类 dāo lèi knives; cutlery
類 dāo lèi knives; cutlery
马旦 dāo mǎ dàn female warrior role in Chinese opera
馬旦 dāo mǎ dàn female warrior role in Chinese opera
鱼 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes); various species of cutlassfish; saury