刀 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

刀 English definition

dāo

  • knife
  • blade
  • single-edged sword
  • cutlass
  • CL:把[ba3]
  • (slang) dollar (loanword)
  • classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  • classifier for knife cuts or stabs

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : ⺈
  • : knife' radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18); see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2]; see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2];
  • : garrulous;
  • : grieved;
  • : deuterium 2H; heavy hydrogen, isotope of hydrogen having 1 neutron in its nucleus, so atomic weight 2;
  • : kayak;
  • : Coilia ectenes;

Sentences examples with 刀

  • 水果刀在厨房里。
    Shuǐguǒ dāo zài chúfáng lǐ.

Words containing 刀, by HSK level