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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dao1
- English meanings
- knife, sword, blade, sth. shaped like a knife
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Single-component character
刀 is learned as a whole in this component guide. Recognize its complete shape rather than splitting it into smaller components.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
actually
up until
chatter; prattle
lead; guide
isle
mourn; grieve
pound; trouble
thief
steal; thief
pray; prayer
rice; paddy
tread; dance
say
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 剪刀