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刂

dāo

knife

刂 is a component form of 刀, which depicts a knife.

Evolution

刂 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
刂 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
刂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
刂 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
刂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

刂  

dāo

knife; radical number 18; "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18); see also 立刀旁[lì​dāo​páng]; see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[cè​dāo​páng]

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

到 釗 钊 氘 劄 剳

Iconic component in 12 characters (12 verified)

利 制 别 別 则 則 列 班 刷 辨 剌 𰄩

Simplified component in 3 characters (3 verified)

师 归 帅

Unknown component in 2 characters (0 verified)

蓟 魝

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

2

Unicode

U+5202

Shuowen

“刀，兵也。象形。”


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