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
various species of cutlassfish
knife; cutter
meat cleaver
planing tool
pencil sharpener
pencil sharpener
sharp knife; knife (weapon)
peeler; potato peeler
razor
razor; shaver
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
rock-paper-scissors (game)
rock-paper-scissors (game)
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
penetration of a cutting tool
to get straight to the point (idiom)
fig. to go alone into enemy lines
Great Sword Society, late Qing rebel group
Great Sword Society, anti-foreign group
bold and decisive