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Structure:Single-component character
Strokes:
2
Traditional:
刀
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.ancient weapon; knife; sword
一把刀
a knife
餐刀
table knife
钝刀
dull knife
- 2
n.something shaped like a knife
冰刀
ice skates
闸刀
guillotine
弯月像刀。
The curved moon is like a sword.
- 3
measure word(unit for counting sheets of paper that entails 100 sheets of paper) one hundred sheets of paper
一刀纸
a hundred sheets of paper
按刀数卖
sell by the set of one hundred sheets
Words and phrases with 刀
- 刀具[word]general term for all cutting tools, including lathe tool, milling cutter, planer, drill bit, reamer, etc.
- 刀斧手[word]headsman
- 刀剑[word]cutlery
- 刀口[word]knife edge/blade; crucial point
- 刀子[word]small/pocket knife
- 刀儿[word]pocket knife
- 刀山剑林[word]the most dangerous place
- 刀俎[word]knife and chopping block
- 刀痕[word]tool marks
- 刀山火海[idiom]a mountain of swords and a sea of flames
- 刀枪不入[idiom]neither swords nor spears can enter; very thick-skinned
- 刀山剑树[idiom]a mountain of swords and a forest of sabres
- 刀枪入库[idiom]bury the hatchet
- 刀耕火种[idiom]slash-and-burn cultivation/agriculture
- 刀枪剑戟[idiom]swords, spears, two-edged swords and halberds
- 刀光剑影[idiom]glint and flash of knives and swords
- 刀下留人[idiom]Hold the execution.
Word usage
- common measure word"刀" is often matched with measure word "把".
一把刀
one knife
Chinese Characters with pinyin dāo
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