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刀 Dāo

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刀 Dāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Dāo | Dao1
English translation
surname Dao
knife
blade
single-edged sword
cutlass
CL:把 bǎ [bǎ]
classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
(slang) dollar (loanword)
knife; old coin; measure

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About 刀 Dāo

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HSK level

4

Number of strokes

2

Radical frequency

377

Traditional form

刀 Dāo

Contains the radical

刀 Dāo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Etymology of 刀 Dāo

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Positional decomposition

⿹？丿 piě

Explanation

Pictograph of a knife.

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Example sentences using 刀 Dāo

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她 tā 用 yòng 一 yī 把 bǎ 锋利 fēnglì 的 de 刀 Dāo 削 xiāo 去 qù 厚厚的果皮 guǒ pí .

She pared off the thick peel with a sharp knife.

他 tā 连 Lián 刀叉 dāo chā 也 Yě 分 fēn 不 bù 清 Qīng .

He doesn't know a knife from a fork.

夏洛克 Xià luò kè 向 Xiàng 安东尼奥走 zǒu 去 qù ,准备 zhǔnbèi 动 dòng 刀 Dāo 了 le .

Shylock advances toward Antonio and prepares to use his knife.

他 tā 用 yòng 一 yī 把 bǎ 锋利 fēnglì 的 de 小刀 xiǎo dāo 杀 shā 猪 zhū .

He butchered the pig with a small sharp knife.

刀 Dāo 能 Néng 在 zài 一块 yī kuài 粗 cū 石 Shí 上 shǎng 磨 mó 快 kuài .

Knives can be sharpened by grinding them against a rough stone.

Words with 刀 Dāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
刀 Dāo knife刀 Dāo
剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors剪刀 jiǎndāo
刀子 dāo zi knife刀子 dāo zi
菜刀 cài dāo vegetable knife菜刀 cài dāo
小刀 xiǎo dāo knife小刀 xiǎo dāo
刀锋 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool刀鋒
刀片 dāo piàn blade刀片 dāo piàn
刀具 dāo jù cutting tool刀具 dāo jù
开刀 kāi dāo to decapitate開刀
持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife持刀 chí dāo
刺刀 cì dāo bayonet刺刀 cì dāo
砍刀 kǎn dāo machete砍刀 kǎn dāo
刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade刀刃 dāo rèn
剃刀 tì dāo razor剃刀 tì dāo
镰刀 lián dāo sickle鐮刀
大刀 dà dāo broadsword大刀 dà dāo
尖刀 jiān dāo dagger尖刀 jiān dāo
一刀切 yī dāo qiē one size fits all一刀切 yī dāo qiē
螺丝刀 luó sī dāo screwdriver螺絲刀
刀枪不入 dāo qiāng bù rù fig. invulnerable刀槍不入
刀剑 dāo jiàn sword刀劍
剃须刀 tì xū dāo shaver剃鬚刀
一刀两断 yī dāo liǎng duàn fig. to make a clean break (idiom)一刀兩斷

刀 Dāo Decomposition & Compounds

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刀 Dāo Compounds

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  • 刀 Dāo
    • 那 Nā
    • 分 fēn
      • 芬 fēn
      • 盆 pén
      • 紛 fēn
        • 蒶
      • 釁 xìn
        • 虋
      • 份 fèn , 粉 fěn , 扮 bàn , 贫 pín , 氛 fēn , 盼 pàn , 颁 bān , 寡 guǎ , 纷 fēn , 吩 fēn , 岔 chà , 掰 bāi , 酚 fēn , 忿 fèn , 玢 bīn , 兝 fēn kè , 坋 bèn , 坌 bèn , 攽 bān , 枌 fén , 棼 fén , 汾 fén , 瓰 fēn wǎ , 蚡 fén , 邠 bīn , 雰 fēn , 魵 fén , 鳻 fēn , 麄 cū , 鼢 fén , 兺, 哛, 妢, 岎, 帉, 弅, 昐, 朌, 梤, 椕, 炃, 瓫, 砏, 秎, 竕, 羒, 翂, 聁, 肦, 蚠
      • 衯, 訜, 貧 pín , 躮, 鈖, 頒 bān , 馚, 黺
    • 解 Xiè
      • 蟹 xiè , 懈 xiè , 邂 xiè , 檞, 嶰 xiè , 廨 xiè , 澥 xiè , 獬 xiè , 薢 xiào , 繲, 蠏
    • 切 qiē
    • 师 Shī
    • 剪 Jiǎn
      • 谫 jiǎn , 彅, 謭
    • 召 Shào
      • 昭 zhāo
      • 邵 shào
        • 綤
      • 超 chāo , 招 zhāo , 绍 Shào , 沼 zhǎo , 貂 diāo , 迢 tiáo , 笤 tiáo , 韶 sháo , 诏 zhào , 苕 sháo , 劭 shào , 卲 Shào , 岧 tiáo , 岹 tiáo , 弨 chāo , 炤 zhào , 蛁 diāo , 轺 yáo , 鉊, 鞀, 駋 zhāo , 髫 tiáo , 龆 tiáo , 佋, 刟, 妱, 巶, 怊 chāo , 柖, 欩, 牊, 玿, 眧, 祒, 紹 shào , 袑, 詔 zhào , 軺, 鮉, 鼦, 齠
    • 契 qì
      • 楔 xiē , 锲 qiè , 喫, 鍥 qiè , 瘈 jì , 偰 xiè , 禊 xì , 褉 xiē , 揳, 猰, 碶, 稧, 窫, 葜 qiā
    • 刃 rèn
      • 忍 rěn
        • 涊 niǎn , 荵 rěn , 梕, 綛, 認 rèn , 躵
      • 歰 sè
        • 譅 sè , 澀 sè
      • 韧 rèn , 纫 rèn , 仞 rèn , 韌 rèn , 丒 chǒu , 牣 rèn , 肕 rèn , 讱 rèn , 轫 rèn , 劒, 屻, 岃, 杒, 籾, 紉 rèn , 訒, 軔 rèn , 釰, 靭
    • 恝 jiá
    • 絜 jié
      • 噄, 潔 jié , 緳
    • 齧 niè
      • 囓
    • 刄
      • 仭, 剏, 剱, 劔, 扨, 衂, 釼, 靱
    • 刅 chuāng
      • 梁 Liáng
        • 樑 liáng , 簗 zhù , 墚 liáng
      • 粱 liáng , 刱 chuàng , 剙
    • 刕
      • 脋, 茘
    • 叧
      • 枴 guǎi
    • 賴 lài
      • 攋 là , 藾 lài , 嬾, 懶 lǎn , 櫴, 瀨 lài , 獺, 瓎, 癩 lài , 籟 lài , 襰
    • 初 chū , 券 quàn , 叨 dāo , 劈 pī , 拋 pāo , 挈 qiè , 辺 biān , 朷, 剺 lí , 忉 dāo , 栔 qì , 舠 dāo , 鱽 dāo , 刧, 刼, 剓, 劎, 屶, 巭, 旫, 洯, 灱, 糿, 芀 tiáo , 蛪, 觢, 辧, 釖, 魛, 鳭
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