knife, blade, cutting tool
Animated Stroke Order 刀
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HSK Vocabulary: 刀
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 刀 is used in context
1
tā她
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
zuò做
shǒu手
gōng工
。
She uses scissors to cut paper for crafts.
2
xī西
cān餐
zhuō桌
shàng上
tōng通
cháng常
bǎi摆
fàng放
dāo刀
chā叉
。
Knives and forks are usually placed on the Western dining table.
3
zhè这
bǎ把
dāo刀
de的
dāo刀
piàn片
fēi非
cháng常
fēng锋
lì利
。
The blade of this knife is very sharp.
4
wǒ我
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
zhǐ纸
。
I use scissors to cut paper.
5
mā妈
mā妈
yòng用
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
jiǎn剪
kāi开
le了
bāo包
zhuāng装
dài袋
。
Mom used scissors to cut open the packaging bag.
6
zhè这
bǎ把
jiǎn剪
dāo刀
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
，
kě可
yǐ以
qīng轻
sōng松
dì地
jiǎn剪
duàn断
bù布
liào料
。
These scissors are very sharp and can easily cut through fabric.
Information
Traditional刀
Radical—
Strokes2
Structure—
Frequency#713
Zhuyinㄉㄠ
Components—
UnicodeU+5200
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality