刀 dāo

1. dāo noun knife; a blade
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Measure word: 把; for example, 菜刀 'kitchen knife' (Guoyu '刀' n 2; Unihan '刀')
2. dāo noun Kangxi radical 18
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Knife (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. dāo noun knife money
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: An old form of coins; as in 刀币 (Guoyu '刀' n 3; Wikipedia '刀币'; Unihan '刀')
4. dāo measure word blade
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Used either for something that can be prepared with a knife of something in the shape of a knife (Guoyu '刀' n 4; Unihan '刀')
5. dāo noun sword
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 军刀 'sabre' or 武士刀 'katana' (Guoyu '刀' n 1)
6. dāo proper noun Dao
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '刀' n 5)

Contained in

• 刀锯鼎镬(刀鋸鼎鑊) knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; torture
• 人为刀俎，我为鱼肉(人為刀俎，我為魚肉) to be the meat on sb's chopping block; to be at sb's mercy
• 笑里藏刀(笑裡藏刀) a dagger hidden in smiles; friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions
• 刀兵 weapons; war
• 日本刀 Japanese sword; katana
• 单刀(單刀) dandao; single blade
• 泥刀 trowel
• 立刀旁 name of knife pang
• 军刀(軍刀) military knife; saber
• 刀锯斧钺(刀鋸斧鉞) knife, saw, ax and hatchet; facing torture and execution
• 刀背 back of the knife
• 钢刀(鋼刀) steel knife; sword
• 冰刀 ice skates; ice skate blades
• 刀子嘴，豆腐心 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart
• 刀枪不入(刀槍不入) impervious to sword or spear; invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism
• 持刀 to hold a knife; knife-wielding
• 心如刀绞(心如刀絞) to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart
• 宝刀未老(寶刀未老) treasure knife does not age; old but still vigorous
• 刀斧手 lictor
• 一刀切 to cut all at one stroke; to impose uniformity; one solution fits a diversity of problems; one size fits all
• 软刀子(軟刀子) the soft knife; underhanded tactics; devious means of attack
• 刀疤 scar from a knife wound
• 十字头螺刀(十字頭螺刀) Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit)
• 刀部 name of Kangxi radical 18
• 刬刀(剗刀) to sharpen a blade
• 两肋插刀(兩肋插刀) knifes piercing both sides
• 刀俎 sacrificial knife and altar
• 铰刀(鉸刀) shears; scissors
• 快刀斩乱麻(快刀斬亂麻) quick sword cuts through tangled hemp; decisive action in a complex situation
• 单刀赴会(單刀赴會) to go among enemies with only one's sword; to go alone into enemy lines
• 镰刀细胞贫血(鐮刀細胞貧血) sickle cell anemia
• 刀身 blade
• 螺丝刀(螺絲刀) screwdriver
• 刀削面(刀削麵) knife-shaved noodles
• 细磨刀石(細磨刀石) whetstone (for honing knives)
• 折刀 clasp knife; folding knife
• 打薄剪刀 thinning scissors
• 侧刀旁(側刀旁) name of knife radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18)
• 单刀直入(單刀直入) to get straight to the point
• 刀刃 knife blade; crucial point
• 摺刀 a pocket knife
• 刀枪(刀槍) sword and spear; weapons
• 卷笔刀(卷筆刀) pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
• 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
• 两面三刀(兩面三刀) two-faced, three knives; double-cross; double dealing and back stabbing
• 刀郎 Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎
• 路见不平，拔刀相助(路見不平，拔刀相助) to intervene when one sees an injustice; to rush to the rescue; to play the white knight
• 弹簧刀(彈簧刀) flick knife; switchblade; spring-loaded knife

Also contained in

小刀会 、 刀钱 、 武士刀

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 97
• 《刀部》 Dāo Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 76
• 卷三百十四 列傳第二百〇二 雲南土司二 Volume 314 Biographies 202: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 73
• 卷二十三上　　　志第十三上　　儀衛上 Volume 23a Treatises 13: Ceremonies 1 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 58
• 卷二十三下　　　志第十三下　　儀衛下 Volume 23b Treatises 14: Ceremonies 2 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 52
• 卷四十一　志第二十二:　儀衞上 常朝儀衛內外立仗、常行儀衛行仗 法駕黃麾仗 Volume 41 Treatises 22: Ceremonial Guards 1 - Inner and Outer Armed Guards of Honor in Regular Court Assemblies; Marching Armed Guards; Armed Imperial Command Carriage History of Jin 金史 — count: 50
• 卷七十九　志第二十九: 　輿服二 Volume 79 Treatises 32: Carriages and Clothes 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 45
• 卷一百四十七 志第一百 儀衞五 Volume 147 Treatises 100: Ceremonial Guards 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 42
• 第三十一回 Chapter 31 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 41
• 第四十三回 Chapter 43 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 37

Collocations

• 佩刀 (佩刀) 引佩刀自刺 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷五十四 李廣蘇建傳 Volume 54: Li Guang and Su Jian — count: 13
• 鼓刀 (鼓刀) 太公之鼓刀 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十三　氾論訓 Chapter 13: Overflowing Discussions — count: 9
• 锥刀 (錐刀) 錐刀之末 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 8
• 刀锯 (刀鋸) 臣刀鋸之餘 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《晉世家》 House of Jin — count: 8
• 鸾刀 (鸞刀) 執其鸞刀 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧信南山 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Xin Nan Shan — count: 7
• 竖刀 (豎刀) 豎刀之徒是也 — Mozi 墨子, 卷一 所染 Book 1 - That Which Is Affectable — count: 5
• 校尉刀 (校尉刀) 共殺戊己校尉刀護 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 5
• 拔刀 (拔刀) 此二子拔刀列斷席別坐 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《田叔列傳》 Biography of Tian Shu — count: 5
• 契刀 (契刀) 又造契刀 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷二十四下 食貨志 Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 — count: 5
• 刀护 (刀護) 共殺戊己校尉刀護 — Book of Han 漢書, 卷九十四下 匈奴傳 Volume 94b: Traditions of the Xiongnu 2 — count: 5