dāo

HSK 3
common
noun
verb
measure_word

Meaning of

刀 means cutting tool made of steel/iron; bladed weapon. Pronounced dāo. HSK 3.

  • cutting tool made of steel/iron
  • bladed weapon
  • shaped like a knife

Character Info

Radical
Strokes2
Components
丿
𠃌

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ma
yòng
cài
dāo
qiē
cài
 

Mom uses a kitchen knife to cut vegetables.

Nóng
mín
yòng
lián
dāo
shōu
mài
zi
 

Farmers use sickles to harvest wheat.

Gōng
chǎng
yòng
xiǎn
dāo
jiā
gōng
jīn
shǔ
líng
jiàn
 

Factories use milling cutters to process metal parts.

Zhá
dāo
yòng
lái
qiē
duàn
cǎo
liào
jiē
gǎn
 

A fodder chopper is used to cut grass and straw.

mǎi
le
xīn
de
shuǐ
guǒ
dāo
 

He bought a new fruit knife.