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HaoHSK/214 Radicals/刀 Knife
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Radical no. 18/214Common

Radical 刀 – Knife

Pinyin
dāo
Strokes
2 strokes
Variants
刂 ⺈

Meaning

Knife, sword

Memory tipA knife; on the right of a character it becomes 刂. Characters with 刀/刂 usually involve cutting: 分 (divide), 切 (cut), 别 (separate), 利 (sharp, profit – a knife cutting grain).

HSK characters with 刀 (39)

First 24 of 39, by HSK level – tap to practise writing

  • 别biéHSK 1
  • 到dàoHSK 1
  • 分fēnHSK 1
  • 前qiánHSK 1
  • 刚gāngHSK 2
  • 划huáHSK 2
  • 刻kèHSK 2
  • 利lìHSK 2
  • 初chūHSK 3
  • 创chuàngHSK 3
  • 刀dāoHSK 3
  • 剧jùHSK 3
  • 判pànHSK 3
  • 切qiēHSK 3
  • 制zhìHSK 3
  • 刺cìHSK 4
  • 则zéHSK 4
  • 列lièHSK 4
  • 刷shuāHSK 4
  • 剪jiǎnHSK 5
  • 剩shèngHSK 5
  • 刊kānHSK 6
  • 副fùHSK 6
  • 刮guāHSK 6

Other 2-stroke radicals

  • 二Two
  • 亠Lid
  • 人Person
  • 儿Legs
  • 入Enter
  • 八Eight
  • 冂Down box
  • 冖Crown
  • 冫Ice
  • 几Table
  • 凵Open box
  • 力Power
  • 勹Wrap
  • 匕Spoon
  • 匚Box
  • 匸Hiding enclosure
  • 十Ten
  • 卜Divination
  • 卩Seal
  • 厂Cliff
  • 厶Private
  • 又Again
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