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
a folding knife; a clasp knife
a folding knife; a clasp knife
putty knife; scraper; trowel
help the weak; stand up to injustice
bayonet charge
knife-wielding; to hold a knife
nail clipper
Duodao district in Jingmen, Hubei
Duodao District, Jingmen, Hubei
Duodao District in Jingmen, Hubei
tool change (mechanics)
tool change (mechanics)
person charged with decisive action; hatchet man
to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
Japanese sword; katana
fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
lancet (surgeon's knife)
lancet (surgeon's knife)
torture instrument; fig. any punishment equipment
torture instrument; fig. any punishment equipment
to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)
to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)