刀儿 dāor small knife Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 刀 dāo noun knife knife; blade; single-edged sword; any tool used for cutting, slicing, or carving儿 兒 r particleaffix [erhua suffix] A suffix attached to a word to form a retroflex ending, often indicating a small size, a sense of familiarity, or turning a word into a noun.