Dong Chinese dictionary

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀, which depicts 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

dāo

knife; radical number 18; "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18); see also 立刀旁[lìdāopáng]; see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[cèdāopáng]

Component uses

Meaning component in 65 characters (25 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 12 characters (12 verified)

Simplified component in 3 characters (3 verified)

Unknown component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sources