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刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4 ✏️ 2 strokes Common • Top 11%

Words Using 刀 (140)

Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
刀
dāo
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:[[把<bǎ>]] / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / (slang) dollar (loanword)
4
刀
dāo
HSK 4
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:[[把<bǎ>]] / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / (slang) dollar (loanword)
刀
Dāo
surname Dao
4
刀
Dāo
HSK 4
surname Dao
剪刀
jiǎndāo
scissors / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
5
剪刀
jiǎndāo
HSK 5
scissors / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
刀子
dāozi
knife / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
刀子
dāozi
knife / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
剃刀
tìdāo
razor
剃刀
tìdāo
razor
小刀
xiǎodāo
knife / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
小刀
xiǎodāo
knife / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
刺刀
cìdāo
bayonet
刺刀
cìdāo
bayonet
刀片
dāopiàn
razor blade / (tool) bit / blade
刀片
dāopiàn
razor blade / (tool) bit / blade
刀刃
dāorèn
knife blade / crucial point
刀刃
dāorèn
knife blade / crucial point
大刀
dàdāo
broadsword / large knife / machete
大刀
dàdāo
broadsword / large knife / machete
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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

?
Radical
丿
piě
slash
⿹?丿 i

Component Tree i

unknown
?
Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
1 strokes
piě
丿
slash
1 strokes

Stroke Order

1 2
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