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刀
dāo
1. knife
2. blade
3. single-edged sword
4. cutlass
5. CL:[[把<bǎ>]]
6. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
7. (slang) dollar (loanword)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 2 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
HSK 4 2 丶

Compound Words (20)

冰刀
bīngdāo
ice skates
刀俎
dāozǔ
sacrificial knife and altar
刀具
dāojù
cutting tool
刀刃
dāorèn
knife blade
刀刺
dāocì
to stab
刀叉
dāochā
knife and fork
刀口
dāokǒu
the edge of a knife
刀子
dāozi
knife
刀枪
dāoqiāng
sword and spear
刀片
dāopiàn
razor blade
刀疤
dāobā
scar from a knife wound
刀笔
dāobǐ
writing up of official or judicial documents
刀背
dāobèi
back of the knife
刀叶
dāoyè
blade
刀螂
dāolang
(dialect) mantis
刀身
dāoshēn
blade (of a knife or sword)
刀郎
Dāoláng
Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as [[多郎]]
刀锋
dāofēng
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
刀鞘
dāoqiào
scabbard
刀类
dāolèi
knives

Alternate Entries

刀
Dāo
surname Dao
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,066
Word Frequency Rank
1,424 of 84,292
Radical Number
18

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