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CHINESE CHARACTER

刂 (dāo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

dāo
knife
HSK —2 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

刂 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 刂.

丨 · 亅

Visible components

刂 is decomposed as ⿰丨亅.

STROKES · 2

Write 刂 in 2 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 刂 (dāo) mean in Chinese?

knife

How do you write 刂 in stroke order?

刂 has 2 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 刂?

刂 is the radical in 刂. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 刂?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.