刀 dāo knife
knife; blade
How it came to be
象形 · Pictogram
A drawing of the thing it means.
The oldest form is a simple drawing of a knife, made of a few curved lines.
用法
- Knife / blade: 一把刀 (yì bǎ dāo) a knife (measure word 把), 菜刀 (càidāo) kitchen cleaver, 刀子 (dāozi) knife.
- 剪刀 (jiǎndāo) scissors.
- Note the measure word 把, shared with other hand-held tools (伞, 椅子).
含“刀”的汉字
含“刀”的词语
例句
- 我需要买新的剃须刀。 Wǒ xūyào mǎi xīnde tìxūdāo.I need to buy a new razor.