Dong Chinese dictionary

dāo

knife

Pictograph of a knife.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

刀

dāo

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

刀

Dāo

surname Dao

Most common words with 刀

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	刀	knife
	剪刀	scissors
	刀子	knife
	菜刀	vegetable knife
	小刀	knife

Component uses

Meaning component in 7 characters (2 verified)

切剪券契劈㓞刅

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)

召叨忉

Iconic component in 10 characters (10 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

季旭昇《說文新證》p.352

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