懂中文 Dong Chinese

𢇍

cut

Archaic variant of 絕.

Components
𢆶 iconic component

𢆶  Iconic component

yōu

  

threads

𢆶 iconic component

𢆶  Iconic component

yōu

  

threads

刀 iconic component

刀  Iconic component

dāo

  

knife

Evolution

𢇍 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
𢇍 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
𢇍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
𢇍 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
𢇍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

刀  

dāo

knife; old coin; measure

刀  

diāo

刀  

Dāo

surname Dao

刀  

dāo

knife; 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

𢆶  

yōu

small; insignificant

𢆶  

zī