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Meaning of 刀

Pinyin dāo

Radical

刀

Strokes

Definition

knife

Usage

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刀 [dāo] [n.] 1. 用来切、割、斩、削、砍、刺、铡的工具。 (A tool used for cutting, slicing, chopping, shaving, hacking, stabbing, or shearing.) 2. 中国的纸张计量单位。 (A unit of measurement for paper in China.) 3. 古代的一种钱币，因其形如刀故称。 (An ancient type of currency in China, named for its resemblance to a knife.) 4. 姓。 (A surname.) 5. 泛指用来斩、割、切、削、砍、铡的工具。 (General term for tools used for slicing or cutting.) 6. 形状像刀的东西。 (Something shaped like a knife.) 7. 即刀币，中国的一种古钱币，其形如刀。 (Refers to knife money, an ancient Chinese currency shaped like a knife.) 8. 通“舠”。小船。 (Also refers to "舠", meaning a small boat.) 9. 用于纸张计量，通常以一百张（或一百页）纸为一刀。 (A unit of paper measurement, usually one hundred sheets per "刀".) 例如: 我买了两刀。 (Example: I bought two "刀".)

厨刀 chú dāo

kitchen knife / chopping knife

刀叉 dāo chā

knife and fork / CL:副[fu4]

八卦刀 bā guà dāo

Bagua Knife

刀尖 dāo jiān

tool nose / nose of tool / point of a knife / point of a sword

放下屠刀 fàng xià tú dāo

drop the butcher's knife -- to reform an evildoer into a good person

弯刀 wān dāo

machete / kampilan / campilan tulwar / tulwaur / bent blade

剃刀 tì dāo

razor

剃须刀 tì xū dāo

shaver / razor

剃头刀 tì tóu dāo

Razor

刀削 dāo xiāo

Knife

刀割 dāo gē

lancinate

心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē

to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief

大刀 dà dāo

broadsword / large knife / machete

单刀 dān dāo

single-tool / short-hilted broadsword / single-broadsword event

剪刀 jiǎn dāo

scissors / CL:把[ba3]

刺刀 cì dāo

bayonet

刀法 dāo fǎ

technique of using knife / artistry of wielding the knife / way of cutting / sword method

刀子 dāo zi

knife / CL:把[ba3]

刀剑 dāo jiàn

sword

宝刀 bǎo dāo

a treasured sword / especially valued or antique knife

刀工 dāo gōng

knife work (food preparation)

飞刀 fēi dāo

a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool)

钢刀 gāng dāo

steel knife / sword

掇刀区 Duō dāo qū

Duodao district of Jingmen city 荊門市|荆门市[Jing1 men2 shi4], Hubei

刀枪 dāo qiāng

sword and spear / weapons

持刀 chí dāo

to hold a knife / knife-wielding

短刀 duǎn dāo

short sword / tanto / dagger / coutel / snickersnee / whinger / cutlass

尖刀 jiān dāo

dagger

双刀 shuāng dāo

double broadsword

屠刀 tú dāo

butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet

刀刃 dāo rèn

knife blade / crucial point

刨刀 bào dāo

planing tool

刮刀 guā dāo

spatula / scraper

戒刀 jiè dāo

Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)

刀枪剑戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ

swords, spears, two-edged swords and halberds -- all kinds of ancient weapons

刀美兰 dāo měi lán

Dao Meilan

大刀阔斧 dà dāo kuò fǔ

bold and decisive

刀斧手 dāo fǔ shǒu

lictor

快刀斩乱麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot

朴刀 pō dāo

a sword with a long blade and a short hilt wielded with both hands

刀柄 dāo bǐng

hilt / knife handle / colter arm

柴刀 chái dāo

chopper

一刀 yī dāo

quire

千刀万剐 qiān dāo wàn guǎ

to make mincemeat of sb / to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)

火焰刀 huǒ yàn dāo

Flame knife

刀疤 dāo bā

scar from a knife wound

刀痕 dāo hén

tool marks

砍刀 kǎn dāo

machete

心如刀绞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo

to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)

刀耕火种 dāo gēng huǒ zhòng

slash and burn (agriculture)

两肋插刀 liǎng lèi chā dāo

lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

腰刀 yāo dāo

broadsword

刀丹 dāo dān

Dao Dan

刀芒 dāo máng

Knives

螺丝刀 luó sī dāo

screwdriver / CL:把[ba3]

单刀赴会 dān dāo fù huì

lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines

铡刀 zhá dāo

lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)

锉刀 cuò dāo

file (metalworking and woodworking tool)

镰刀 lián dāo

sickle / curved blade to cut grain

铣刀 xǐ dāo

milling cutter

刀锋 dāo fēng

cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool

刀锯 dāo jù

knife saw

镰刀形 lián dāo xíng

falciform / falcate

刀鞘 dāo qiào

scabbard

鸳鸯刀 yuān yāng dāo

Mandarin Duck Sword