Dāo

knife; sword

HSK 3

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • Dāosurname Dao
  • dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword

3Structure

Partially enclosed structure半包围结构

is built from 2 parts.

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4Common Words with

dāo

knife; sword; measure word for paper

刀子dāo zǐ

knife; small knife

刀片dāo piàn

blade

剪刀jiǎn dāo

scissors

菜刀cài dāo

kitchen knife; cleaver

一刀两断yī dāo liǎng duàn

lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom); fig. to make a clean break (idiom)

5Example Sentences

请小心这把刀子。

qǐng xiǎo xīn zhè bǎ dāo zǐ。

Please be careful with this knife.

他用菜刀切菜。

tā yòng cài dāo qiē cài。

He uses a kitchen knife to chop vegetables.

Other Characters Pronounced “dao”