刀【dāo】
HSK 3
- knife
- blade
- single-edged sword
- cutlass
- CL:把[ba3]
- (slang) dollar (loanword)
- classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
- classifier for knife cuts or stabs
Generated definitions (experimental)
- knife
- blade
- single-edged sword
- cutlass
- (slang) dollar (loanword)
- classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
- classifier for knife cuts or stabs
刀 is often used to refer to a knife in general.
刀 can also mean the sharp cutting part of a knife or a sword.
刀 can be used to describe a single-edged sword.
Single-edged swords are often used by warriors in martial arts novels.
刀 can also refer to a cutlass, a kind of sword with a slightly curved blade.
Pirates waved their shiny cutlasses.
刀 can be used as slang to refer to "dollar," borrowed from English.
刀 is also used as a classifier for sets of one hundred sheets of paper.
刀 is used as a classifier for knife cuts or stabs.