刀
dāo
knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])
surname Dao; (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)
a picture of 刀 → a single-edged blade
The character 刀 originally depicted a curved blade with a sharp edge on one side — the leaning stroke captures that single cutting edge. It is one of the most ancient tool pictographs in Chinese writing.
桌子上有一把刀，请小心。
zhuō zi shàng yǒu yī bǎ dāo ， qǐng xiǎo xīn 。
There is a knife on the table, please be careful.
他用刀把苹果切成了四块。
tā yòng dāo bǎ píng guǒ qiē chéng le sì kuài 。
He used a knife to cut the apple into four pieces.
Words with 刀
主刀
zhǔ dāo
to act as the chief surgeon
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
(idiom) to get straight to the point
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
刀口
dāo kǒu
the edge of a knife
剃须刀
tì xū dāo
shaver
番刀
fān dāo
type of machete used by Taiwan aborigines, worn at the waist in an open-sided scabbard
绞刀
jiǎo dāo
reamer
自动换刀装置
zì dòng huàn dāo zhuāng zhì
automatic tool changer (ATC)
钐刀
shàn dāo
scythe
铅笔刀
qiān bǐ dāo
pencil sharpener
铰刀
jiǎo dāo
reamer
锉刀
cuò dāo
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)