刀
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
dāo dao1
- knife
- blade
- single-edged sword
- cutlass
- (slang) dollar (loanword)
- classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
- classifier for knife cuts or stabs
- surname Dao
Example sentences
HSK words with 刀
More words with 刀
- 大刀 dàdāo broadsword
- 刀子 dāozi knife
- 马刀 mǎdāo saber
- 小刀 xiǎodāo knife
- 手刀 shǒudāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
- 利刀 lìdāo sharp knife
- 刀口 dāokǒu the edge of a knife
- 主刀 zhǔdāo to act as the chief surgeon
- 开刀 kāidāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 刀工 dāogōng knife work (food preparation)
- 刀鱼 dāoyú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes)