⼑

knife

dāo (dao1)

Radical no. 18 · 2 strokes (第 18 部首 · 2 画 dì 18 bùshǒu · 2 huà)

Radical ⼑ (dāo) — meaning: knife, 2 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from a pictographic depiction of a knife blade in oracle-bone script. It represents the shape of a cutting blade or sword.

Mnemonic: The vertical stroke with a slight curve at the top resembles a sharp blade poised to cut.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

4 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

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Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 刀dāo

    knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3])

    HSK 3

    2 strokes

  • 刁diāo

    artful

    2 strokes

  • 刂dāo

    Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element, referred to as 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] or 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

    2 strokes

  • 刃rèn

    edge of blade

    3 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.