刀 (dāo) — Chinese Character

刀

dāo

knife; blade; sword; measure word

Radical: 刀 HSK 3 n, q

Components & Etymology

刀 decomposes into the following components:

丿

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 刀.

主刀

zhǔ dāo

军刀

jūn dāo

冰刀

bīng dāo

凶刀

xiōng dāo

刀乐

dāo lè

刀俎

dāo zǔ

刀具

dāo jù

刀刃

dāo rèn

刀剑

dāo jiàn

刀叉

dāo chā

刀口

dāo kǒu

刀叶

dāo yè

Characters that share the radical 刀.

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